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 » More on Juhuri.
We discussed the Mountain Jews and their language, Juhuri (Judeo-Tat), back in 2010; now you can see glorious photos of the place where they speak it and read an account of meeting its speakers at Poemas del río Wang: I met Mountain Jews for for the first time seven years ago, in a café of the Tabriz bazaar, where I … [Link]
Omniglot blog » Language quiz
Here’s a recording in a mystery language. Can you identify the language, and do you know where it’s spoken? [Link]
Wordorigins.org » Finding Movie Quotations
Ever get a line from a movie stuck in your head but you can’t remember the film it’s from? Or you’ve got a twenty riding on a bar-bet about the accuracy of a TV quote? Despair no more. The site QuoDB.com has the answers. The site is a huge database of movie and television scripts, and it will pinpoint down … [Link]
Language Log » Way more ways
Patricia Cohen and Ron Lieber, "It's summer, but Where Are the Teen Workers?", NYT 7/3/2015: Ice cream still needs scooping, beaches still need guarding and campers still need counseling. But now, there are way fewer teenagers doing it all this summer. This passage surprised me — but not because of the content, which seems consistent with my own experience. What … [Link]
Urban Word of the Day » Jennycrack Diet
the eating habits of a methamphetamine/crack user Have you seen Jane lately, she is looking very healthy now that she is off the Jennycrack Diet.'Are you hungry, would u like something to eat there is more than enough here. or have u started that jennycrack diet again?'
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languagehat.com » QuoDB.
It’s easy enough to find movie quotes via Google, but it’s even easier via QuoDB, which tells you exactly where in the movie it’s from. Via Paul Ogden, who says “Amazing. I gave it one line from a movie I was watching and it instantly found the book it came from, with details.” [Link]
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