Tag: Linguistics
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“The” African-Americans/Hispanics/Latinos
Political season is great for linguists. It’s usually a playground of rhetoric, discourse, and weird terms that come into common parlance. This season is no different. Recently, Donald Trump has dug a deeper hole for himself in the debates by saying, at the second debate, “I’m going to help the African-Americans. I’m going to help…
Minimal yet Optimal 