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.
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Language Log » Xdisciplinary
An anonymous correspondent reaches out (cf. “May I ask you a question?” [6/12/17]): So, from one jargonista to another: here’s a frustrating set of related neologisms, again from my increasingly confused and pathetic campus administration: We’ve gone from “interdisiplinary” and “crossdisciplinary” to “multidisciplinary”, but the new buzzword on our campus is “transdisciplinary” (not sure if hyphens are used in some … [Link]
Language Log » Simplified characters for Hong Kong? No thanks!
On July 1, the government is sponsoring a spectacular fireworks display that will light up the sky over Victoria Harbor to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the handover of Hong Kong from British colonial control to the People’s Republic of China. Trouble is, the show will begin with the words “China” and “Hong Kong”, but the form in which they … [Link]
Language Log » David Bonderman no longer talking for Uber
J.P. Mangalindan, “LEAKED AUDIO: Uber’s all-hands meeting had some uncomfortable moments“, 6/13/2017: Uber held an all-hands meeting on Tuesday, during which the board announced that CEO Travis Kalanick would take a leave of absence. Furthermore, management shared recommendations from the law firm Covington & Burling on how the embattled ride-hailing startup can fix its culture after complaints of sexual harassment. … [Link]
Language Log » How swift we misoverestimate
How swift we forget echoes in my head as a familiar cliché, a precomposed adaptable drop-in phrase rather like a snowclone but without customizable parts. I thought it might even be a quotation from some famous source. When I happened to Google-search it today, I was expecting to see millions of hits. Instead there was exactly one, in an utterly … [Link]
Urban Word of the Day » Trump AF
Basically, doing or saying any of the horrible things that Trump would do. "Let's have a party, but not invite any minorities." "Dude, no. That's Trump AF! "
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languagehat.com » Latin-speaking Muslims in Medieval Africa.
Lameen Souag has a fascinating post at Jabal al-Lughat about an unexpected survival of spoken African Latin: In his recent book La langue berbère au Maghreb médiéval (p. 313), Mohamed Meouak uncovers a short recorded example of spoken African Latin from between these two periods, which otherwise seems to have escaped notice so far. The 11th-century Ibadi history of Abu … [Link]
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