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“Dreaming in English”
The New York Times
February 4, 2011This language project is mentioned in a New York Times book review essay entitled “Dreaming in English” by Michael Erard.
To read the article, please visit the New York Times website.
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“The Meaning of ‘Like’”
The Wall Street Journal
January 20, 2011In this article, columnist Ralph Gardner, Jr., discusses some of the stories he has written whose popularity, as measured in Facebook “likes,” surprised or mystified him. One was his October 13, 2010, column on Ellen’s language project, “Words & Worlds of New York.” He writes, “Ms. Jovin was an impressive, serious person, but listening to language tapes certainly doesn’t have the inherent excitement, the dramatic arc of, say, climbing to the top of the George Washington Bridge or getting to be pool reporter for the Queen of England’s visit to Lower Manhattan in July—columns that received only a fraction of the ‘likes’ Ms. Jovin’s story garnered.”
To read the article, please visit the Wall Street Journal website.
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“13 Tongues, Three Years”
The Wall Street Journal
October 13, 2010This article by columnist Ralph Gardner, Jr., focuses on Ellen’s long-term language project, discussing her serial language studies and her use of New York City locales as makeshift language labs.
To read the article, please visit the Wall Street Journal website.