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
Language Log » Headlines that do "absolutely not" scan well
At an event at Salem State University yesterday, New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady was interviewed on stage by sportscaster Jim Gray. Gray used the opportunity to ask Brady about the just-released Ted Wells report on Deflategate, and to ask him if the scandal "tainted" the Patriots' Super Bowl win. The headline that appeared on ESPN's news feed was: "Brady: … [Link]
Omniglot blog » Social aspects of language learning
In a paper I read recently – The Contemporary Esperanto Speech Community by Adelina Solis – the idea that female language learners tend to prefer going to language classes, as this gives their studies a social aspect, and that male language learners are more likely to learn on their own, is discussed. This was based on a survey of 13 … [Link]
Language Log » Dead and marching
Neil MacFarquar, "A Parade Hailing Russia’s World War II Dead and Marching Further From the West", NYT 5/7/2015. This should be easy, given the parallelism "hailing … and marching", but parallelism isn't always enough. Rick Rubenstein, who sent in the link, writes: I think what caused me so much trouble is that the (correct) reading has no verb, present or … [Link]
Urban Word of the Day » verbal punches
To say things intended to hurt another. I couldn't stop myself from jumping on her, She was throwing verbal punches at me since I wAlked in the door last night until now, I couldn't take anymore.
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