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
Omniglot blog » La plume de ma tante
I wrote a new song last week based on the phrase ‘la plume de ma tante‘ (My aunt’s quill/pen/feather). This phrase cropped up in a conversation I had with friends a few weeks ago when we were talking about learning languages, and how languages are taught. According to Wikipedia this phrase possibly appeared in French textbooks in the 19th century … [Link]
Language Log » Adam Kilgarriff R.I.P.
I recently learned that Adam Kilgarriff died on Saturday May 16. The weblog-journal that he maintained since his cancer diagnosis last fall gives a sense of the kind of person he was. The links on his homepage will tell you more about his work as a linguist, from his insights about word meaning (e.g. "I don't believe in word senses", … [Link]
Urban Word of the Day » DTLA
short for "Downtown LA" or "Downtown Los Angeles" Girl: Are you in Pasadena yet? Guy: No I'm still in DTLA, it'll be about 4 more hours.
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