Linguistics

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The truth about grammatical gender (youtu.be)

submitted 6 months ago by Deykun@kbin.social to c/linguistics@kbin.social

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This is my first true video essay. Go easy on me I'm only just figuring out how to edit. Bonus points to anyone who's able to identify all the clips I used.I...

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The contrast between Welsh and English (streamable.com)

submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by Deykun@kbin.social to c/linguistics@kbin.social

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Watch "https://www.tiktok.com/@oliversoxford/video/7344427037815344417" on Streamable.

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Archaeologists discover previously unknown ancient language (news.yahoo.com)

submitted 1 year ago by daredevil@kbin.social to c/linguistics@kbin.social

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Discovery helps reveal how a long-lost empire used multiculturalism to achieve political stability

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How can a word be its own opposite? (streamable.com)

submitted 1 year ago by Deykun@kbin.social to c/linguistics@kbin.social

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A source: https://twitter.com/qikipedia/status/1712857499995357472
An episode: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b09j0h8z/qi-series-o-7-opposites?seriesId=b00ttsl6

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Black English Matters - JSTOR Daily (daily.jstor.org)

submitted 1 year ago by indigojasper@kbin.social to c/linguistics@kbin.social

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People who criticize African American Vernacular English don't see that it shares grammatical structures with more "prestigious" languages.

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Strength is in its innovation and playfulness with language.

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Linguists have identified a new English dialect that's emerging in South Florida (kbin.social)

submitted 1 year ago by Lenguador@kbin.social to c/linguistics@kbin.social

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Crosspost from m/news