You Down wit’ SOV?

Ardellis | August 24, 2006

I kid you not: Eric Bakovic at the Language Log has posted some very amusing linguistics hip-hop.

The Framing of Immigration

Ardellis | June 4, 2006

If you’re interested in the current brouhaha over immigration into the US, or in the use of language in a political context, this article is a must-read. (It’s about framing, which may be an unfamiliar concept to some of you, so here’s the primer.)
Even if we could “protect” ourselves by sealing the border and preventing [...]

Yogh and Ash and Thorn

Ardellis | January 14, 2006

Bwa ha ha! Look! A linguistic filk! Well, orthographical, anyway.

New IPA Symbol

Ardellis | November 5, 2005

As of just a few days ago, the International Phonetic Alphabet has a brand new symbol: the labiodental flap. And a rather attractive one, too, I think, if you’re into that sort of thing.