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OK, tell me this: can you translate the following conversation, in a language that you almost certainly speak? Jon do? A dee nah.  Answer...

While writing yesterday's post, I needed some IPA symbols, as I frequently do (far more often than I should, not being a phonologist). I...

It was my friend's birthday the other day so we met in a pub for lunch, which is the accepted correct way to celebrate a birthday. Anoth...

My job for today is to set exam questions for my portion of a first-year module. I'm in charge of the phonology bit (lord knows why) so ...

Here my linguistics and jewellery interests meet in the centre of the Venn diagram of my brain. This Etsy seller will make a necklace of an...

There's an interesting article  today about the language of the Tunica tribe, who come from Louisiana. This language hasn't been spo...