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 » Evidence Rebuts Chomsky.
I had seen links to Paul Ibbotson and Michael Tomasello’s Scientific American piece “Evidence Rebuts Chomsky’s Theory of Language Learning,” but having recently posted yet another anti-Chomsky piece I thought I should probably let this one go by, much as the topic attracts me. However, reader elessorn sent it to me with this cover note: Nothing in it will be … [Link]
Language Log » Indiscrepancy
Donald Trump Jr., in a telephone interview on 1210 WPHT talk radio, 9/15/2016: Your browser does not support the audio element. They're trying to make sure that the moderators are ultimately not fair to my father during the debate and all of them understand that hey you're part of the left and the media has been her number one surrogate … [Link]
Language Log » Choosing their pronouns for oneself
The following sentence can be found (as of 15 September 2016) in this Wikipedia article about the effects of rape on the victim: Sometimes in an effort to shield oneself from believing such a thing could happen to their loved one, a supporter will make excuses for why the event occurred. The clash in pronoun choice (the switch from one … [Link]
Language Log » Kazakhstan HQ for the Buffett Foundation
I received an exciting email this afternoon from Perry Alexis, the chief accountant for the Warren Buffett Foundation. It seems I have been picked to receive a $1,500,000 donation — not a grant for research or anything, but a donation. And I notice it came from an email address in Kazakhstan. I don't know why Mr Buffett's foundation would choose … [Link]
Language Log » Alien encounters
The blurb for the movie Arrival, due to open in November: When mysterious spacecrafts touch down across the globe, an elite team, lead by expert linguist Louise Banks (Amy Adams), is brought together to investigate. As mankind teeters on the verge of global war, Banks and the team race against time for answers – and to find them, she will take … [Link]
Urban Word of the Day » wikiot
An fool who believes all information found on Wikipedia is accurate and true. Michael Scott, from NBC's "The Office", upon claiming "Wikipedia is the best thing ever. Anyone in the world can write anything they want about any subject, so you know you are getting the best possible information." solidified himself among the ranks of wikiots.
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