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
Urban Word of the Day » "Wake Me Up Inside" syndrome
The process by which a song's title is inferred through the lyrics, even though the actual title of the song is different.Named after the song "Bring Me To Life" by Evanescence, which many nimrods erroneously believe to be called "Wake Me Up Inside." However, this phenomenon is not limited to this song only. Person A: My favorite song is "Wake … [Link]
Language Log » RBG: THOUGHT-raising and r-vocalization
Katy Steinmetz, "How Ruth Bader Ginsburg found her voice", Time Magazine: For three years, NYU linguistics professor emeritus John Victor Singler, along with researchers Nathan LaFave and Allison Shapp, pored over hours of audio of Ginsburg’s remarks at the Supreme Court. They used computer programs to analyze thousands of vowel and consonant utterances during her time arguing cases in the … [Link]
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