More novel stigmata: Potsdam (1997)'s use of the GBP sign (£) to mark acceptability in British English (see comments for the link to my earlier post on the use of the Star of David (✡) in linguistics papers)10yr ⋅ mamashaq ⋅ r/linguistics
So they just added a new language to the NYC subway warning signs, some kind of creole, can anyone identify it?10yr ⋅ ikigomu ⋅ r/linguistics
My phonology professor encouraged our class to make 'phonology lolcats.' What do you think of my attempt?13yr ⋅ nefffffffffff ⋅ r/linguistics
There isn't enough Cuneiform on the front page! Let me translate your name!11yr ⋅ [deleted] ⋅ r/linguistics
A sample of Faroese words for different kinds of wind, and as a native speaker I can say that I use quite a few of them on nearly a daily basis. Is there any phenomenon that in English has this varity?10yr ⋅ Hitno ⋅ r/linguistics
The personal pronoun We in Scandinavian dialects. [2134x2937] [x-post from r/mapporn]11yr ⋅ jkvatterholm ⋅ r/linguistics
This might be a repost, but (respectfully) making fun of Noam Chomsky is never not fun14yr ⋅ ze_languist ⋅ r/linguistics
This bothers me. I don't see slang as a corrosive element of language, and it certainly isn't new as this implies.13yr ⋅ mistermajik2000 ⋅ r/linguistics
Looked in Google images for a simple explanation of The Conduit Metaphor for my students. Found none, made my own instead.11yr ⋅ saisaiit ⋅ r/linguistics
My son's text was rather abrupt. When I pointed it out, he went all high-register on me.12yr ⋅ GoodReason ⋅ r/linguistics
Reddit, I give you the acoustic vowel space of a young, female Japanese speaker (Tokyo dialect).13yr ⋅ Kinbensha ⋅ r/linguistics
Evolution of the word mother in various Indo-European languages [OC]9yr ⋅ IronChestplate1 ⋅ r/linguistics
I like to think this woman is settling an argument about dialectal variation13yr ⋅ betsyschmetsy ⋅ r/linguistics
This guy... Anyone got the skinny on what this 'course' entails? My knowledge of Pimsleur, though sketchy, does not involve a 10-day fluency guarantee.12yr ⋅ WaxProlix ⋅ r/linguistics
Friend told me about this last night; I hope some of you will find it as amusing as I did—and yes, that is all there is to the squib. [Robert Fiengo & Howard Lasnik. 1972. On Nonrecoverable Deletion in Syntax. Linguistic Inquiry. Vol. 3, No. 4. page 528]11yr ⋅ mamashaq ⋅ r/linguistics
Google Translate has just added 10 new languages: Chichewa, Kazakh, Malagasy, Malayalam, Burmese, Sesotho, Sinhala, Sundanese, Tajik, and Uzbek.10yr ⋅ iwsfutcmd ⋅ r/linguistics
I know probably not all that linguistically stimulating, but check out this spammy fax we received today13yr ⋅ jayrot ⋅ r/linguistics
Countries where Portuguese has an official status [1357x628] (x-post from r/mapporn)11yr ⋅ entmenscht ⋅ r/linguistics
Since it came up in another thread, thought y'all might like to see this chart of English's orthographic structure (it's a doozy)14yr ⋅ banjaloupe ⋅ r/linguistics
How to Say Hello in 54 Languages (including appropriate paralinguistic gesture)10yr ⋅ meetingstring ⋅ r/linguistics
European Dialectal Continuum, by mutual intelligibility (x-post from /r/MapPorn)12yr ⋅ ubadub ⋅ r/linguistics
This strange message was found in our university. This could be a constructed language, but nobody has translated it yet.10yr ⋅ crocodroid ⋅ r/linguistics
This came in the mail today; a poster of writing systems from the 1870's. How many can /r/linguistics help me identify?10yr ⋅ onewugtwowugs ⋅ r/linguistics
Make the Pie Higher, famous poem composed entirely of linguistically questionable Bushisms12yr ⋅ dontworryimnotacop ⋅ r/linguistics
The personal pronoun I in Scandinavian dialects. (I apologise for the inaccurate grouping, I'm a amateur)11yr ⋅ jkvatterholm ⋅ r/linguistics
A GIF showing the development of languages in the Iberian peninsula (and Southern France) 14yr ⋅ herrmister ⋅ r/linguistics
Found this on a artifact I bought at a yardsale in Berlin, any idea what language it is?10yr ⋅ ombb ⋅ r/linguistics
Nivkh vowel formants -- Too lazy to (and not ready to) make a blog post about it, so here's the WIP chart10yr ⋅ limetom ⋅ r/linguistics
Can anyone help identify this language and perhaps the meaning of symbols?10yr ⋅ Umaroo ⋅ r/linguistics
An original comic - Flaws with English: Answering Negatives Questions10yr ⋅ lolelepants ⋅ r/linguistics
Could anybody give me some insight into the linguistic context of this written exchange between Deaf people? (more context in comment)6yr ⋅ [deleted] ⋅ r/linguistics
I teach phonetics and phonology and introduced my students to the term 'Confusion Matrix' today. I made this image for them14yr ⋅ lillesvin ⋅ r/linguistics
Apparently a lot of people think their linguistics professors are just bullshitting them.12yr ⋅ [deleted] ⋅ r/linguistics
What linguistic principles are at work, here? What is it about British English (or North American conceptions of it) that makes these satirical expressions come off as jokingly plausible British English?9yr ⋅ bokurai ⋅ r/linguistics
Indo-European languages aren't my area of focus, but this chart is beautiful...14yr ⋅ Kinbensha ⋅ r/linguistics
Here is a compilation of the words for snow from Inuit and Yupik. How are these words morphologically formed?11yr ⋅ adlerchen ⋅ r/linguistics
My linguistics student association had a pumpkin carving party. This is what resulted.13yr ⋅ madrev ⋅ r/linguistics
TIL that if you press and hold the letter l on an Apple touchscreen keyboard you can get dark l! (Generally works for getting accented letters and whatnot.)12yr ⋅ hummusattack ⋅ r/linguistics
Well Donne by Dr. Forthcoming Larynx-Horn -- a short groan-inducing satirical paper by Larry Horn under pseudonym (from *Studies Out in Left Field* 1992[1971])10yr ⋅ mamashaq ⋅ r/linguistics
Why linguistic diversity is declining - 2 teachers discuss a Lumbee student12yr ⋅ conlangbot ⋅ r/linguistics
My 94 year old Grandma asked me to find her father's tombstone. I think I did, but I can't read Ukrainian Cryllic Script. Can anyone provide a translation for me?13yr ⋅ BigGulpHuh ⋅ r/linguistics
This 1792 political cartoon depicts a contemporary stereotypical French accent as replacing /w/ with /v/ - does this have any basis in reality?11yr ⋅ iwsfutcmd ⋅ r/linguistics
I found this pamphlet in what was supposed to be Hindi at the immigration office in Warsaw. Any ideas how they managed to come up with this? Is it Hindi written in some sort of ASCII approximation, or what?13yr ⋅ arczi ⋅ r/linguistics
Does anyone here like cracking codes? I challenge you to this one (written in English).14yr ⋅ ramblagir ⋅ r/linguistics
I'm not sure how many of you are familiar with the LingLlama meme, but here's my Halloween costume.12yr ⋅ wugs ⋅ r/linguistics
Last week I surveyed this sub on the meanings of next/last/this when used before days of the week. The results (400+) were interesting!9yr ⋅ DatAperture ⋅ r/linguistics
I found this license plate recently, can anyone tell me where it's from and approx. how old it is?10yr ⋅ [deleted] ⋅ r/linguistics
Curious about the translation & significance of the Arabic stamp on this $50 US bill11yr ⋅ mwlw ⋅ r/linguistics
Can anyone explain to me how to do the left side of this chart? I have been trying for 3 hours and am at my wits end...13yr ⋅ samort7 ⋅ r/linguistics
How I feel attending various lectures on language acquisition and critical period.13yr ⋅ Ynstijn ⋅ r/linguistics
Did anyone catch this on the Colbert Report last night? I think they messed up the Arabic spelling.14yr ⋅ arczi ⋅ r/linguistics
Can any of you help me decipher what language this is? A random sign posted on my street on a post.10yr ⋅ the_panic_the_vomit ⋅ r/linguistics
Lexical Distance Among Languages of Europe 2015 [OC][1856×1640] [x-post r/mapporn]9yr ⋅ StoneColdCrazzzy ⋅ r/linguistics
I'm a student, could someone revise this for me? I'm certain there are errors13yr ⋅ [deleted] ⋅ r/linguistics
Any Slavists on /r/linguistics? What is Your Primary Langauge and Area of Study?13yr ⋅ kajkavski ⋅ r/linguistics
