A show about linguistics, the science of language. Your hosts (in order of coolness): Hedvig Skirgård, Daniel Midgley, and Ben Ainslie (tie for 2nd).
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Grammar snobs don’t like language.
The grammar elitists only like the mythical version of language they’ve “perfected” in their minds, one that’s never existed and never will.
The grammar pedants don’t appreciate the beautiful diversity of ways that language is *actually* used by real human beings in the world. They don’t see the elegance of language as a spontaneous order, shaped by billions of day-to-day interactions between speakers.
To the grammar police, language is something to be constrained and controlled, striped of its vivacity and organic nature, made stale and lifeless.
To the grammar stiffs, the creativity and diversity and individuality of language is the enemy.
Don’t be a grammar snob. Learn to appreciate the wonderful messy diversity of language.
#language #linguistics #grammar
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the New Yorker's pivot in favor of ethnic cleansing is not in fact a pivot
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The New Yorker saga continues with one hell of an awful letter, written in by an American now living in Ireland. The second last sentence is…incredible.
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The Secret History of Language by Lyle Campbell.
From ancient scripts to newest words, this engaging book unravels the marvels and mysteries of language change and language history.
📚 cup.org/4uUIEWT
ALT The Secret History of Language by Lyle Campbell.
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Happy #PrideMonth from Sesame Street! Join us in celebrating and uplifting the LGBTQIA+ members of our community. ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜
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Don’t miss your chance to read the new Cambridge element, Language, Water, Power, by Alastair Pennycook! Free access available until 4 June at
cup.org/4dBbdlg
#cambridgeelements #languageandlinguistics
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Understanding Language through Humor by Stanley Dubinsky
Now in its second edition, this book is a thoroughly entertaining, but serious and comprehensive, introduction to linguistics.
📚 cup.org/492yknp
ALT Understanding Language through Humor by Stanley Dubinsky
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Thinking about the 7th century Irish monks who invented the spaces between words....that was honestly so smart of them
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Noam Chomsky all over the Epstein files. They never cease to fucking disappoint do they? All these men you think have really thought about how the abuse of power works to devastate the lives of the powerless. Yet women never count.
Fucking bastard.
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HOW TO DRAW A PYRAMID
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zig.
Now one zag.
Gaze now on Giza!
#palindrome
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New Cambridge Element Cognition and Conspiracy Theories by @AndreasMusolff is now free to read for 2 weeks!
cup.org/47KxQRI
#cambridgeelements #languageandlinguistics
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We were very pleased to get the news today that the Australian National Dictionary Centre will be saved, thanks to an anonymous donation and the halt on involuntary redundancies under the Renew ANU plan. We thank everyone for their generous support through these difficult times.
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The ANU is moving to kill the Australian National Dictionary – this is why it matters theconversation.com/the-anu-… via @ConversationEDU
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It’s an incredible honor to receive this year’s National Geographic Society's Wayfinder Award presented by Kia. I grew up feeding my imagination and wanderlust with the work by National Geographic Explorers, and it feels a true responsibility being among their ranks now (1/2)
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Language and economic behaviour: Future tense use causes less not more temporal discounting. New paper, led by @ColebRob @aucksAdventures and Robin Dunbar doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone…
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my cartoon in this week’s @NewYorker, which i have been told is indecipherable to many
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That's a wrap for #LingComm25! And it was the biggest LingComm ever.
We'll be back next time for more panels, talks, how-tos, posters, and great chats with all the linguistic communicators.
Thanks to everyone who attended and made this conference such a success.
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Welcome back.
ALT Tweet from @BrukeFasil "My aunt woke up from a 13 year coma!!!!" Quote Tweet from @MerriamWebster Please let her know that these are words now: -rando -girlboss -selfie -twerk -bougie -clickbait -WTF -photobomb -rizz
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"Linguistics contributes to the preservation of democracy," says linguist and educator Joao Costa in the LingComm and Policy panel. "We have to be aware that democracy is at risk. Language rights are human rights."
#LingComm25