Blogs about: Dialect
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The creole continuum
The much-loved “jive talk” scene from the comedy film Airplane! is an amusing if slightly improbable demonstration of how a single language – in this case English – can accommodate varieties so diverg… more →
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The Difference #1 -- Dialect/Accent
wrote 9 hours ago: So, my last post here was me bitching about an accent I find utterly revolting. Within that rant/art … more →
Getting China’s Tower of Babel on Record
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wrote 14 hours ago: WSJ: “Michael Wu, 20, a student at Peking University, grew up in Shanghai. But when he wants t … more →
Call Me Will Ya Pet!
wrote 22 hours ago: I know a certain Blogger called Lexi from Thee Truth Is who likes learning new words from around the … more →
dar papaya
wrote 2 days ago: to be asking for it / to show what you got (literally: to give papaya) Example No dés papaya en la … more →
Sites of the Week: June 15, 2013
wrote 3 days ago: “I am not young enough to know everything.” Oscar Wilde Factoid: In 1960, there were 427 wildfires i … more →
de pronto
wrote 4 days ago: maybe (forget what you learned EVERYWHERE else, de pronto doesn’t typically mean suddenly here … more →
Pop Vs. Soda Interactive Survey
wrote 4 days ago: This interactive website created by PhD candidate, Alan McConchie allows for you to participate in a … more →
Educator Imprint Lesson Plan: Dialect Surveys of the United States
wrote 4 days ago: Topics: Language, isogloss, dialect, accent, regional dialect, thematic maps Time: 50 minutes Purpos … more →
22 Maps That Show The Deepest Linguistic Conflicts In America - Business Insider
wrote 4 days ago: Topics: Language, dialect, pronunciation, accent, isogloss, thematic map Everyone knows that America … more →
All You Harry Potter Haters Can Suck It!
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wrote 4 days ago: Harry Potter & the Literary Canon When I left the staff room yesterday, I wanted to punch someon … more →
The colourful slang of Cartagena de Indias
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wrote 5 days ago: I like to stick to what I know. I always push myself to try new things, of course….how can I s … more →
¿Te provoca un tinto?
wrote 5 days ago: Do you feel like a coffee? (literally: Does a coffee arouse you?) Elsewhere: ¿Te apetece un café? … more →
un tinto
wrote 6 days ago: a black coffee (forget what you learned in Spain, tinto doesn’t mean red wine here) … more →
Intensively immersed
wrote 6 days ago: Modern Standard Arabic: jayyid jidan Tunisian Dialect: behi barsha Omani Dialect: wagid zayn Salam m … more →
Name Neurosis
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wrote 6 days ago: When I discovered my brother-in-law read the entire Harry Potter series mentally pronouncing Hermion … more →
Regional dialect in the U.S. - Pardon me for my nerdiness
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wrote 1 week ago: “I’m sorry I laughed at you for calling the ginger ale, ‘Coke.’” … more →
British English and American English
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wrote 1 week ago: A friend in England just sent me a nice little book: “British Language and Culture,” published by Lo … more →
Are you sure they are speaking standard Chinese?
wrote 1 week ago: Since I found the Business Insider article 22 Maps That Show How Americans Speak English Totally Dif … more →
Monday Musings: Small Things Edition
wrote 1 week ago: Happy Monday, all. Hope you had a great weekend. I particularly enjoyed kicking off the weekend by c … more →
