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The concept of "face" (面子, 체면, メンツ) is a cornerstone of social interaction in East Asia, deeply encoded in language.…
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Online gaming communities are massive linguistic laboratories where "Gamerlect," a distinct digital dialect, evolves at lightning speed. This sociolect is…
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Discover Aviation English, the meticulously engineered language designed to prevent disaster at 30,000 feet. From its unique phonetic alphabet to…
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