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
Wordorigins.org » hip hip hooray
The cheer, also commonly spelled hip hip hurrah, as we know it today dates to the early nineteenth century, but its components go back a bit further. [Link]
Language Log » Hakka: "Guest families"
Hakka (Kèjiā 客家 ["guest families"]) is the name of a Chinese ethnic group and their language. Their name refers to the fact that, although they came from the north centuries ago, they are now scattered in various locations throughout South China and, indeed, the world. Although the Hakka amount to approximately only 4% of the total population of China, their … [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]
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