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Alex Reid blogs on how alien languages have been depicted in sci-fi and how it relates to rhetoric. ‘IwlIj jachjaj! (that’s Cheers!/Good health! in Klingon)
alien languages and rhetorical procedures
alex-reid.net
Alex Reid blogs on how alien languages have been depicted in sci-fi and how it relates to rhetoric. ‘IwlIj jachjaj! (that’s Cheers!/Good health! in Klingon)
alien languages and rhetorical procedures
alex-reid.net
From the NPR blog Code Switch–on cultural differences in language use in the workplace and their consequences. Gravy? or Gravy.
Sometimes Getting Along Comes Down To How You Say ‘Gravy’
www.npr.org
A recent study on immigrant job-seekers in the United Kingdom reminds us again of the importance of code-switching: Unwritten cultural codes in conversation can have far-reaching impacts.
From the NPR blog Code Switch–on cultural differences in language use in the workplace and their consequences. Gravy? or Gravy.
Sometimes Getting Along Comes Down To How You Say ‘Gravy’
www.npr.org
A recent study on immigrant job-seekers in the United Kingdom reminds us again of the importance of code-switching: Unwritten cultural codes in conversation can have far-reaching impacts.
Linguistic formality seems to be on the decline in Western Europe according to Prospero–the books, arts, and culture blog at The Economist.
Johnson: We are all friends now
www.economist.com
MANY languages use different words for “you”, depending on the relationship between the speaker and the addressee. “You” tends to have two versions throughout…
Linguistic formality seems to be on the decline in Western Europe according to Prospero–the books, arts, and culture blog at The Economist.
Johnson: We are all friends now
www.economist.com
MANY languages use different words for “you”, depending on the relationship between the speaker and the addressee. “You” tends to have two versions throughout…
Website of the Week (WoW) #120: The World Atlas of Language Structures (WALS)
Languages and maps are a great combination. At WALS, you can see where certain language features and languages are used and even configure the maps to focus on what you’re most interested in.
WALS – The World Atlas of Language Structures
wals.info
The World Atlas of Language Structures (WALS) is a large database of structural (phonological, grammatical, lexical) properties of languages gathered from descriptive materials (such as reference grammars) by a team of 55 authors (many of them the leading authorities on the subject).
Website of the Week (WoW) #120: The World Atlas of Language Structures (WALS)
Languages and maps are a great combination. At WALS, you can see where certain language features and languages are used and even configure the maps to focus on what you’re most interested in.
WALS – The World Atlas of Language Structures
wals.info
The World Atlas of Language Structures (WALS) is a large database of structural (phonological, grammatical, lexical) properties of languages gathered from descriptive materials (such as reference grammars) by a team of 55 authors (many of them the leading authorities on the subject).
Website of the Week (WoW) #114: Multilingual Manchester Over 200 languages are spoken in the Greater Manchester (England) Region, and the School of Languages, Linguistics & Cultures at the University of Manchester is documenting its multilingual n…
Website of the Week (WoW) #114: Multilingual Manchester
Over 200 languages are spoken in the Greater Manchester (England) Region, and the School of Languages, Linguistics & Cultures at the University of Manchester is documenting its multilingual neighborhood.
Multilingual Manchester
mlm.humanities.manchester.ac.uk
Our aims are to document languages and language use in and around Manchester; to study community language needs, language maintenance, and multilingual identities; to examine issues of language policy in the Manchester area and to advise local authorities and services as well as businesses, schools,…