Jack Mahlmann

PhD student @UofTLinguistics - interested in ejectives, Mayan languages, revitalization, phonetics, historical linguistics, and lots more

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@SidKhurana3607 @questionableway romanian?

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@phono_logical /ˈɡlæmiˌaʊ/, /ˌpɝˈʌɡli/, /pɚˈsɝkɚ/ for me
and I'm pretty sure that my Meowth doesn't have Canadian raising, very interesting

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just successfully defended my second generals paper!

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@MalcolmStanding what a load of hoopla!

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@MalcolmStanding bruv date

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@gever1el @MissDaisysATM46 @wylfcen cognate with vogel right?

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@cheerpoasting @wylfcen in general american and canadian varieties “juan” and “dawn” generally rhyme (as both have the /ɑ/ vowel), while “one” rhymes with “gun”

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just successfully defended my first generals paper!

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@wylfcen interesting! perhaps they are ideophonic?

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@Pupgirl_Khanate this sound change has happened in many mayan languages which also have uvulars like Q'anjob'al

see: Law, D., Robertson, J., Houston, S., Zender, M., & Stuart, D. (2014). AREAL SHIFTS IN CLASSIC MAYAN PHONOLOGY. Ancient Mesoamerica, 25(2), 357–366. https://t.co/qedYZdWsMZ

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@LinguisticsShi1 or it could be "fuckupper" if it was coined between 1550 and 1700! https://t.co/i6yxNwqvx6 (yes i do realize that "fuck up" is slightly different as these examples are verb + noun compounds)

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@wylfcen i think i understand almost all of them, but what’s the deal with “queen”?

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@avzaagzonunaada i’ve always said “mum” when calling her (e.g. “mum! come here!) but “mom” when referring to her (“my mom said no”). i thought my use of “mum” was an anomaly as a result of my English grandparents passing it through my mom to me, i didn’t know “mum” was more widespread in Canada

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@dairyfreebeth real polygamy has never been tried!

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q’eqchi’, mam, and yucatec maya are among the 110 languages being added to google translate! other additions include manx, kalaallisut, romani, nahuatl and zapotec! https://t.co/Tt1TBAvog5

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@theanglishtimes there’s also the reverse map https://t.co/tdXaBcRe07

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@germanicgems palatal r?

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@germanicgems "one-eyed bosom dweller" is an example of a kenning, right? interesting that they have indicated the meaning it's supposed to convey here with the brackets and equals sign. is this format standardized/commonly seen in translations of old germanic texts?