Tag Archives: Linguistics

Chomskian generative linguistics

Posted 40 days ago by Stephen Whiteley

Today, I would like to take the liberty of recommending an article from the archive of the London Review of Books, specifically, a review of Stephen Pinker’s 2000 Words and Rules. The review itself furnishes an excellent overview of the …

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You dah go fe seek you homelan

Posted 99 days ago by Stephen Whiteley

A creole language is one which arises from the fusion of two or more cultures, typically in a colonial context. It is distinct from a pidgin, which is the name given to the rough-and-ready dialect spoken when people of different …

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Why do you boot a computer?

Posted 129 days ago by Stephen Whiteley

Every wondered why it is that you ‘boot’ a computer? Especially considering that the only other meaning of ‘boot’ as a verb is ‘give something a good kick’? The answer lies in a very nice bit of contemporary etymology: the …

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Lengthy formulations expunged

Posted 141 days ago by Stephen Whiteley

Some time back I wrote in my blog of a book in which there were no long words at all. And yet it did not feel at all strange to read it. In fact I asked a few Brits who …

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Chinese: simplified or traditional?

Posted 216 days ago by Stephen Whiteley

We are often asked what the difference is between Traditional and Simplified Chinese and when each should be used. The short answer is: use Simplified for mainland China (PRC) and Singapore, and use Traditional for Taiwan. However, it gets much …

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