Recency illusion — The Recency illusion is the belief that a word, meaning, grammatical construction or phrase is of recent origin when it is in fact of long established usage. The term was invented by Arnold Zwicky, a linguist at Stanford University. [Intensive… … Wikipedia
Adolescent illusion — The adolescent illusion is the belief that those who are currently children are responsible for undesirable contemporary language trends.For example, Mark Liberman, a linguist at the University of Pennsylvania, found that the expression like… … Wikipedia
Infrequency illusion — The Infrequency illusion is the belief that a word, meaning, grammatical construction or phrase that you have only just noticed is rarer and more notable than it really is. See also * Adolescent illusion * Antiquity illusion * Out group illusion… … Wikipedia
Out-group illusion — The Out group illusion is the tendency to blame an undesirable language trend on a particular group of people when it is in fact the product of widespread usage. See also * Adolescent illusion * Antiquity illusion * Infrequency illusion * Recency … Wikipedia
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painting, Western — ▪ art Introduction history of Western painting from its beginnings in prehistoric times to the present. Painting, the execution of forms and shapes on a surface by means of pigment (but see also drawing for discussion of depictions in … Universalium
Europe, history of — Introduction history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… … Universalium
Western sculpture — ▪ art Introduction three dimensional artistic forms produced in what is now Europe and later in non European areas dominated by European culture (such as North America) from the Metal Ages (Europe, history of) to the present. Like… … Universalium
French literature — Introduction the body of written works in the French language produced within the geographic and political boundaries of France. The French language was one of the five major Romance languages to develop from Vulgar Latin as a result of the … Universalium
Christianity — /kris chee an i tee/, n., pl. Christianities. 1. the Christian religion, including the Catholic, Protestant, and Eastern Orthodox churches. 2. Christian beliefs or practices; Christian quality or character: Christianity mixed with pagan elements; … Universalium
