linguistics

UPDATE, 2024/JAN/17: this address has been locked so mods only can post. Use the new one....

I’ve tried looking for this project all over Libgen, Internet Archive and similar sites, but could not find it anywhere. I was only able to come across a Reddit post with the physical copies of the book.

I’m creating this thread to hopefully promote a bit more activity in the community....

The word éxito in Spanish (and cognates in other iberian romance languages) has the meaning of success, but it is a cognate of English “exit”....

I was discussing this with my fiance, and she agreed with me in that she also speaks English in this manner....

This is a question I’ve been wondering for a while, but no matter how much I search, I just can’t find any relevant results. I’m hoping that the people of this community can provide some resources about this topic, or if nothing else some interesting conjecture or discussion....

Phrases like https://media.kbin.social/media/c6/89/c6898656a4b020f7a37658e7c88ec1a6af87f3041470dc4c21db813d635a0717.webp are very annoying to me because they seem rather self-centered. I am obviously fine with knows his way around or Know Your Customer because the use of possesive pronouns is appropriate....

From what I’ve seen, writing was independently invented somewhere between 3 to 6 times. With so many languages and linguistic communities, why have so few independently invented writing?

Hey everyone, new mod here. I'd like to hear you on a few things, in order to make this community grow:...

Stop it. Just stop....