Linguistics

I love languages!  This an index of posts concerning Linguistic and Language.

Sub-Indexes

• On Abstractions: a major problem in philosophy
• Words! Exploring Usage: lots of words
• Comparing Language & Religion

My Language Blunders

• Language Faux Pas: Part I : German & Urdu mistakes
• Language Faux Pas: Part II : Jewish & Chinese mistakes
• Language Faux Pas: Part III : Japanese & my son’s mistake
• I speaks wrong English : my dialect “mistakes”

Language Biases & Manipulation

• The Myth of Definition
• Weasel Words : manipulative words
• For Pedant Word Nazis : purists are self-deceptive
• Types of Prescriptivists:  Some try to tell us how a word must be used
• Parochialism : local blindness
• The Magic Language Bias : ancient languages sound more
• Comparative Studies Insights  : Comparison shows lack of specialness
• Story vs Myth : “Myth” as a manipulation tool

Religious Language Manipulation

• The Magical Language Bias
• “People of Faith” : Language Strategies

Extras

• Locke: On Word Agreements
• Flavoring our Words: Cops and God
• Foreign Languages: 10 benefits
• Idioms Exposed via Ngrams
• The Z Cult & Phonosemantics : “Z” makes words sexy
• Greek Flash Cards : aid to learn Greek
• English Exceptions are the Rules : English spelling oddness
• Ligature
• Clarification of Terms: 2 examples:  Anti-Semitism & Living Rooms

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