tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6294141728297871688.post48594335373466119..comments2024-03-26T07:09:21.701+00:00Comments on linguistlaura: Getting overexcited and swearingLaurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15599735346062899537noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6294141728297871688.post-74270944435459886012012-11-20T02:27:36.179+00:002012-11-20T02:27:36.179+00:00The rule for the English plural allomorphs is fun ...The rule for the English plural allomorphs is fun to teach and quite enlightening for students. When they get it, you can teach the third person singular rule, which is essentially the same. The regular past tense is quite similar. By then some students will appreciate what you mean when you say that language is rule governed (not a bunch of rules that your have to follow, but a system that operates on principles). <br />Good work with the infixing example. Did you follow it up with a Bontoc problem? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04799920152893472391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6294141728297871688.post-55307103050918594132012-11-18T11:17:48.171+00:002012-11-18T11:17:48.171+00:00Oh, that's a great example! Such a clear diffe...Oh, that's a great example! Such a clear difference between the two, but I hadn't really thought about the effect before. Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15599735346062899537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6294141728297871688.post-60616506620033674932012-11-16T12:18:17.929+00:002012-11-16T12:18:17.929+00:00Great stuff. This week I had Chinese students in a...Great stuff. This week I had Chinese students in a cross-cultural communications / politeness theory seminar consider how effing and blinding in English can be used to signal group identity, inclusion and friendliness: I invite you, ladies and gentlemen, to compare and contrast 'you look tired, Dave' with 'Christ, you look fucking knackered, Dave'. I'm not sure they found this as fascinating as I did.Ipmilathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11370120491927658242noreply@blogger.com