Language Lovers
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Have you ever wondered why English spelling is so weird? Have you ever wondered where words come from? In this magazine we cover all this and more. We talk to linguists and ask them all sorts of interesting questions about language. We engage with language lovers and talk to them about their highs and lows of language learning.
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Me, myself and I – An exploration of a weird phenomenon in Modern English
Modern English is a rather strange language. It is a basically a train wreck between Anglo Saxon (also known as Old English), Old Norse and Norman French Here’s an example I am mad (mad comes from Old English ġemǣdd) I
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We look at the social impact of words and how words shape the world around us. Languages are fundamentally human and they touch all parts of our lives. Discover all this and more in our magazine Silly Linguistics – made for language lovers around the world!
Consonant crisis in Spanish: massive sibilant lay-offs reported
Craic’s Not Whack
Banana Peels to Trip up the Translator
Me, myself and I – An exploration of a weird phenomenon in Modern English
Modern English is a rather strange language. It is a basically a train wreck between Anglo Saxon (also known as Old English), Old Norse and Norman French Here’s an example I am mad (mad comes from Old English ġemǣdd) I
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Me, myself and I – An exploration of a weird phenomenon in Modern English
Modern English is a rather strange language. It is a basically a train wreck between
The Neurolinguistics of Tonal Languages
Consonant crisis in Spanish: massive sibilant lay-offs reported
Silly Linguistics Magazine Issue #77 is now available
The Neurolinguistics of Tonal Languages
Consonant crisis in Spanish: massive sibilant lay-offs reported
Silly Linguistics Magazine Issue #77 is now available
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About Us
We discuss etymology and where words come from. We look at the social impact of words and how words shape the world around us. Languages are fundamentally human and they touch all parts of our lives. We seek to explore how language shapes our lives and the world around us. How do different groups use language and what can that teach us about being human? Discover all this and more in our magazine for language lovers.
Rolf Weinar
Editor / Writer
Joana Atanasova
Writer
Lydia Pryba
Writer
Marc Cole
Writer
Patricia Syner
Writer
These are just some of our contributors. We have lots of contributors who are language lovers from all over the world. Language is universal so we want voices from all over to give us a broad perspective on language and its use
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