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#Ling101 WYSIWYG tree drawing tool! Check it out.
Saving these to elicit some groans in morphology lectures (from a recent hit tweet and its replies)
In #Ling101 today we'll watch this episode from @dizhsanabani & discuss Language & Identity, the experiences @Dizhsa & @BnZunni share allow us to enter into discussions of #IndigenousMigrants & #Oaxacalifornia. 1/2
#LatinxHeritageMonth #Zapotec https://t.co/o2QkxGC1O4
Intro Ling students-- check out @Slate's Spectacular Vernacular podcast with @mixedlinguist & @bgzimmer! Always a great listen for folks intersted in #linguistics and language. #Ling101
Some repeated lies about accents:
1) Some are "neutral"
2) You can "reduce" them
3) They're related to language proficiency
4) They signify intelligence, credibility, etc.
5) Sign language users don't have them
6) Some are inherently "better" or "worse" than others
Thanks, @candersHamilton, for creating this awesome resource! I'm hoping to use it next time I teach #Ling101.
NEW: freely available #PedagogicalMaterials on LANGUAGE SHIFT created by the Ticha team w/ funding from @ACLS1919 Digital Extension Grant. Aimed at undergrads w/ no previous linguistics knowledge #Ling101. Feedback appreciated. #Zapotec #ZapotecoColonial
https://t.co/hm774gfsFC
Just tried to say “space-saver” and accidentally came out with “safe spazer” #ling101
Wow! What an excellent video-- and @MikeMenaNYC has a whole YouTube Channel-- The Social Life of Language. If you're late to the party like I was-- be sure to check it out! #Ling101 #Linguistics
Ahoy #linguists, get a load of this.
If only we could tack on the #IShipIt construction, we'd be all set.
"She's a ship-shipping ship, shipping shipping ships." 🚢🚢🚢
#shipshippingship #linguistics #ling101 #EnglishMorpholgy
The Blue Marlin. She is a ship-shipping ship, shipping shipping ships
#Ling101 policing women’s speech
Omar Ahmed, MD, of Dallas, TX, took time out of his busy schedule to let me know that he’s sure I “van” do better.
@LaymansLinguist Teach #Ling101, #LingStats, and #Phonetics, online and offline, at @UAlberta, Canada. Research: indigenous speech synthesis and laryngeal coordination in speech production.
Today in #Ling101 at @haverfordedu , Dr. Felipe H. Lopez teaching about his work as a Zapotec language activist. @DizhSa #indigenouslanguages #indigenousknowledge #DecolonizeTheClassroom #Zapotec #IYIL2019
Today in #Ling101 Intro to #Linguistics, Jane Hill's A Linguist Walks into a Mexican Restaurant. https://t.co/cHrZ1tNKol
Hoy en/Today in Tsome (Chontal alto de Oaxaca, Chontecomatlan:
Tsetse
ardilla
squirrel
#tsome #santodomingochontecomatlan #usatuvoz #ladores
"I gave you the book” sounds fine but “I rained you the book” sounds weird
Verbs have a big influence on what can go in the rest of the sentence
In episode 29, we get enthusiastic about a new metaphor...what if a verb is like a coat rack? 🎧💚🧥
https://t.co/caOCVyezQ3
Discussing our favorite books for teaching LING101 or pop takes for non linguist readers. Among our favs, Dickerson & Hilton's
"5 Min Linguist", Bergen's "Louder than Words", and Okrent's "The Land of Invented Languages" #WritingRetreat #linguistics #ling101
#Ling101 Bonus points-- give a phonetic explanation for this!
6yo: (pretending) YOU'LL NEVER GET ME, J!
Me: J?
6yo: J-J-J
Me: ??
6yo: DRACO MALFOY!
Me: 😂 I'm sorry, his name starts with a D.
6yo: BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE A J
Me, resigned: You're right, it sounds like a J.
6yo, shaking his head: J-J-DRACO
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