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
Omniglot blog » Improvements to Omniglot
Recently I’ve been making a lot of small improvements to Omniglot. An American gentleman from Michigan has very kindly been proofreading parts of my site, and sending me long lists of corrections and improvements. So far we’ve worked through the languages written with the Latin alphabet from A-J. I’ve corrected errors, edited and improved language descriptions, re-done many alphabet charts, … [Link]
languagehat.com » Talking Black.
I have to admit I’ve gotten somewhat fed up with John McWhorter in recent years. When he’s on his game, he’s great, but when (as is too often the case) he’s pontificating about matters outside his specialty he’s irritating. I’m happy to report that Vinson Cunningham’s New Yorker review of his latest book, Talking Back, Talking Black, does a good … [Link]
Language Log » Harrisian transformation of the week
Today’s SMBC: 
The mouseover title: “In the future, you’ll pay to chop wood, but it’s not real wood.” The aftercomic: 
Actually, plausible pairs of the form Xifying Y::Yifying X are not easy to find or create. [Link]
Urban Word of the Day » Starwank
The act of pleasing oneself while focusing intently on the night sky. Greg stepped out for a night walk, but was so taken by the splendour of the stars, that he engaged in a session of self pleasure and quiet reflection – a starwank.
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Language Log » Um…
CNN now stands for Cardiac Care Network because their ppl are having heart attacks over Trump doing what Dems once demanded-fire Comey. — Gov. Mike Huckabee (@GovMikeHuckabee) May 10, 2017 CNN, CCN, whatever… More evidence for the Conservation of Gemination. [Link]
languagehat.com » New Interest in Italian Dialects.
Silvia Marchetti’s Ozy.com piece on Italian dialects has a silly title but an encouraging message: All of Italy is seeing a renewed interest in dialects, a revival linked to a national — and greater European — identity crisis. “It’s a matter of territorial belonging,” says Andrea Maniero, a linguistics expert and resident of Nardò, where everyone understands the local lingo … [Link]
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