Almost everyone uses language, so inevitably almost everyone thinks they are an expert in it. I don’t consider myself an expert, though most of my work requires at least language competence and sometimes actual skill, but I do follow the blogs featured on this feeds page.
(If you are wondering where the translation-related feeds have all gone, I have put them on their own page.)
Most of the blogs represented here are in English, most of the time, but don’t be surprised to find other languages used. Go with the flow – I occasionally find myself pleasantly surprised at how much I can grasp in languages I have never seen before.
Language On the Net
languagehat.com » Literature from Underrepresented Languages.
An essay by editor Daniel Goulden on rare and underrepresented languages in Asymptote: […] In expanding the umbrella of world literature, Asymptote helps shine a light on languages neglected by publishers in New York and London. In our October 2013 issue, for instance, we published a series of poems by Natalia Toledo, the first woman to write in the Isthmus … [Link]
Wordorigins.org » blitz
Blitz is a clipping of blitzkrieg, the German word meaning lightning war, which referred to the high-speed, offensive tactics used by the German army in the opening months of World War II. In English, blitz originally referred to a sudden, violent military attack, especially one by air, or as a verb to conduct such an attack. And the blitz refers … [Link]
Urban Word of the Day » ambitchous
striving to be more of a bitch than the average bitch Ugh! Britney fucked my boyfriend!Yeah, she's pretty ambitchous.
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Language Log » The Shanghai Stampede: incident or accident?
On New Year's Eve, a fatal stampede broke out on the Bund in Shanghai. Many people died (see below for a discussion of the total number) and many more were injured, some seriously. Ever since that tragic event, the government has been trying to ascertain how it happened and who was accountable. A decision has finally been reached, and subtle … [Link]
languagehat.com » The News in Hausa.
Another link from frequent commenter Paul: BBC News in Hausa. As he says, it’s a useful resource because “you know roughly what the news is in English so it should give you good clues.” Another example of the riches provided by the internet; when I bought my Hausa dictionary, I never dreamed it would become so easy to hear the … [Link]
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