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Damon Lord
Damon Lord posted a blog entry
Nova Esperanto-vorto/New Esperanto word "Fikindpatrino" (English: MILF)
Sometimes I like to make up new words, and not always in English. The term MILF has been around in the English language for a...
 
Kaiberie
Kaiberie posted a tweet
blogging friends - I am available for guest posting on linguistics 'etc'. Holler if you want a post (or set) and I'll see what I can do!
 
Queers United
Queers United posted a blog entry
Open Forum: Sexualism Versus Homophobia
In recent years there has been a linguistic movement by some academics against using the term homophobia and replacing it with...
 
<em>lledslinger</em>
lledslinger posted a blog entry
What Are the Benefits of Studying a Foreign Language?
Since English has always been the most prominent language being used by the biggest media outfits and communication giants,...
 
Marina
Marina posted a blog entry
Wiki-wiki hula-hula en bikini
Cuando era chica, Papá Noel me regaló una bikini y un aro de hula-hula que intenté adiestrar infructuosamente. Por esas...
 
Laika
Laika posted a blog entry
Friday Foolery #14: Pronouncing Hoechst
Ever had that? You ‘re giving a scientific lecture and you mispronounce one or a few words. Sometimes you know a word is...
 
Bier de Stone
Bier de Stone posted a blog entry
I dub thee Sir Tolerable of Hagglers
Went to Borders with a coupon in my pocket—25% off with I.D. I guess this is what you call a fringe. Every now and then I get...
 
SRINATH S
SRINATH S posted a tweet
@sridatta You're taking linguistics? What class is that?
 
Kaiberie
Kaiberie posted a tweet
@stephenfry I think the server is being hammered ;) Linguistics is my life, so I'd love to see this :D
 
KirtiV
KirtiV posted a tweet
Koehn says data is good but also need better math and more linguistics and core tools #L&TBKK
 
Ysabetwordsmith
Ysabetwordsmith posted a blog entry
Poem: "Stepchild Wit"
This poem came from the December 1, 2009 poetry fishbowl. It was inspired by an anonymous prompt and sponsored by...
 
Jazzper
Jazzper posted a blog entry
Google Translate’s new features make it a powerful tool
Image via CrunchBaseA couple of weeks ago I showed my students Google Translate and the new-ish real-time translation and...
 
Sociolingo
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[New Post] Africa, Linguistics : Nigeria, Igbo language lessons http://toast.tw/100af9
 
Sociolingo
Sociolingo posted a blog entry
Africa, Linguistics : Nigeria, Igbo language lessons
The Igbo people live in South-eastern Nigeria. You can find out more about The Igbo People  – Origins and History...
 
Bob
Bob posted a blog entry
More On The Hardest Languages To Learn – Non-Indo-European Languages
This is a continuation of the earlier post. I split it up into two parts because it had gotten too long.NE Caucasian, NW...
5 days ago Robert Lindsay | Topics: !Xóõ, Afroasiatic, Altaic, Arabic
 
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Bob
Bob posted a blog entry
More On The Hardest Languages To Learn
We did a post on this earlier, but it looks like we only scratched the surface. There are tons of webpages on this topic, and...
 
posted a blog entry
More On The Hardest Languages To Learn
We did a post on this earlier, but it looks like we only scratched the surface. There are tons of webpages on this topic, and...
6 days ago Robert Lindsay
 
Ysabetwordsmith
Ysabetwordsmith posted a blog entry
New Verses of Choralia
Thanks to a donation today, there are two new verses of "Choralia" visible. This is a science fiction poem about humans...
 
Janet Fouts
Janet Fouts posted a tweet
Interested in psycho-linguistics? Talk with Shelle Rose Charvet -author of Words That Change Minds Tonight-5 PM PST http://bit.ly/11uIkl
 
eac
eac posted a tweet
good linguistics class-Ss watched Ital video http://bit.ly/5jFzD2 2 c how meaning is made beyond phonemes, morphemes, syntax & semantics...
 
Marina
Marina posted a blog entry
Lo correcto, lo aceptable y la hinoransia.
Las normativas impuestas por lingüístas y academias por un lado y los usos (innovadores) de los hablantes por otro son los...
 
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Brian C
Brian C posted a blog entry
Amonokerism
The belief that unicorns do not exist. More generally, a form of atheism that considers the proof that a deity exists to be no...
12 days ago Puck | Topics: linguistics, weird words
 
Christopher
Christopher posted a blog entry
Name That Japanese Cover Band
[Photo credit] When one language borrows words from another, the borrowed item undergoes certain changes. For example, a...
12 days ago Speaking Easy | Topics: Japanese, Linguistics
 
JinxiBoo
JinxiBoo posted a blog entry
Can a Double Positive Form a Negative? Linguistic Humor
A linguistics professor was lecturing to his class one day. "In English," he said, "A double negative forms a...
 
Soirette
Soirette posted a blog entry
Because the Lord Chamberlain Says So
If I were being criticized, I think I would rather it be for something vulgar, coarse, or tactless than...
 
Katie
Katie posted a blog entry
The most complex website about Japan I’ve ever seen
In my daily Japan blog trawl, I’ve come across Néojaponisme many times but for some reason or other never clicked over...
 
G.Unnikrishna K
G.Unnikrishna K posted a blog entry
A new study sheds light on the origins of language
Harpo Marx via last.fmA new study sheds light on the origins of language // According to new research funded by...
 
Bob
Bob posted a blog entry
Some Interesting Spanish Accents
In this part of California, we get lots of tourists. In addition, there are so many Spanish speakers that one may as well be...
 
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Hausar Baka: Videos for Hausa Language
UCLA video/mp3/and pdf printable Hausa language course. The html may be a bit clumsy, but the content is very well done, voicing done by four native speakers in Kano, Nigeria, and it's free. There are 90+ video segments, exercises, scripts, and...
 
_warren
_warren bookmarked a link
Factery Labs Makes Other Search Engines Look Incomplete
The fact is, the service can perform on-demand analysis of text behind any set of links. That's what differentiates it from other real-time search engines like OneRiot, which also analyzes the text of pages linked to on networks like Twitter and...
 
Transient
Transient posted a blog entry
Do you speak Interan?
I saw a electronic road sign with an emoticon. At first I though it was strange, but upon thinking about why it seemed even...
18 days ago no words | Topics: linguistics
 
<em>tatianaalexandrovna</em>
tatianaalexandrovna bookmarked links
How to Use English Punctuation Correctly - wikiHow
wiki about how to use english punctuation correctly. Clear explanations.
How to Use Apostrophes - wikiHow
Use of apostrophes and other grammar
youryoure, destupidifying the masses
simple rules about when to use your/you're
 
EKSwitaj
EKSwitaj posted a blog entry
Expectations and Understanding
Having returned to Belfast from the English side of the water, I could write today about the recent right-wing ranting in the...
 
pandammonium
pandammonium posted a tweet
Failing to create a barred i with an acute accent in #LaTeX. Have tried \'\textbari, \'\dlbari; metre pkg is incompatible. #linguistics
 
Olga
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X-ray analyses of speech
two X-ray videos: how people pronounce
 
Dom
Dom posted a blog entry
Better Definitions for Words
in which I present new definitions for old words
 
Geoff - StudentStuff
Geoff - StudentStuff posted a blog entry
A Step Closer To Discovering Our Essential Humanity
What do our words say about us? What can our own languages teach us about our shared humanity and even what it means to be...
22 days ago GlobalShift | Topics: Environment, Just Thinking, News, Amazon