John Gordon Ross

A Man for All Reasons

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Language Stuff

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 » Columbia’s Russian Library.

Friday 6 May 21:02:45 UTC 2016

Christine Dunbar provides An Overview of the Inaugural Russian Library Titles from Columbia University Press: The first three books in the Russian Library will publish in December, and while the three have much in common—linguistic virtuosity being the most obvious example—they amply demonstrate the profusion of genres that make up Russian literature. […] Andrei Platonov (1899-1951) was a supporter of … [Link]

Language Log » Phonology in the comics

Friday 6 May 15:39:43 UTC 2016

Today's Frazz deals with the phenomenon of flapping/voicing in American English: There's a small problem of how the jokes might be put across in speech rather than writing, but whatever… Today's strip was prepared by yesterday's: [Link]

Omniglot blog » Polyglot Gathering 2016

Friday 6 May 9:12:54 UTC 2016

I’m currently at the Polyglot Gathering in Berlin. I arrived here on Wednesday evening and have been speaking and hearing lots of different languages. So far I’ve had conversations in English, French, Welsh, German, Irish and Mandarin, and spoken bits and pieces of Spanish, Italian, Russian, Czech, Portuguese, Toki Pona and Esperanto. I’ve also heard some Finnish, Punjabi, Korean, Japanese, … [Link]

Urban Word of the Day » boy smell

Friday 6 May 7:13:30 UTC 2016

Boys smell like basic laundry detergent, plain soap, a little bit of protein powder, and fresh rubber. *Walks into boy's dorm/apartment* "It has a strong boy smell in here." [Link]

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