2017: TRUMP this - the most used word and notion in children's stories. 2018: PLASTIC..
Posted: Sun Jun 18, 2017 11:31 am
This is a very interesting outcome of the media featuring Donald Trump and how this has infiltrated children's vocabulary and creativity:
BBC RADIO 2 500 WORDS / OXFORD CHILDREN’S DICTIONARIES
OXFORD CHILDREN’S CORPUS LANGUAGE REPORT
SUMMARY 2017
Report prepared by
Oxford Children’s Dictionaries Oxford University Press
Great Clarendon Street, Oxford OX2 6DP
http://fdslive.oup.com/www.oup.com/oxed ... ?region=ukLanguage is constantly changing and evolving and children are using language in new and unusual ways to write and communicate. The findings in this document reflect the inventiveness of children today and their new and imaginative use of words every year along with their interests and preoccupations. All citations from the children’s stories are faithful to the original.