This LitHub article on English and the evolution in South Asia is such a treasure trove of references: https://lithub.com/a-distinct-medium-how-english-became-a-south-asian-literary-language/ #lingustics #english #india

I haven’t done a proper #introduction yet! I’m Carolee, white American trying to use my unearned privilege to make the world around me a place where my lived experience is no longer perceived as the default. I make mistakes but try to learn from them.

Staunch ally of the #LGBTQ community. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Interested in learning #languages (fluent in English, learner in French, sign language, Scottish Gaelic, German, and Spanish). Hobbyist in #accents of English and fan of #lingustics.

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"Language is humanity's most spectacular open-source project, and the internet is making our language change faster and in more interesting ways than ever before."

Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language by Gretchen McCulloch

#internet #lingustics

'And then I was like...' - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3twHHIdgWI

#Language #Lingustics #English

Time for a re-#introduction:

I am a researcher in #SignLanguage #Lingustics. I work at the #DGSCorpus project at #UniversitätHamburg, creators of the largest discourse corpus of #GermanSignLanguage. My background is in #ComputationalLinguistics (aka #NLP) and currently I focus a lot on #ResearchDataManagement and ethical #OpenScience for sign language data.
I program mostly in #Python and enjoy tinkering with #LaTeX.
I'm a big fan of Terry Pratchett's #Discworld. And of #cats. Cats are nice ❤️

What if I made my own language and started beeping in it? 🥺 What do you think?
#conlang #language #lingustics #WeirdoPride #neurospicy #neurodivergent #AuDHD #ActuallyAutistic #JoinIn

Map of Arabic dialects borrowed from Wikipedia
Notice how even Bahrain -zoomed in, upper right-has two major dialects that are quite distinct and spoken by two different sects Sunnis and Shias.
Another interesting thing to note is how far into Iraq and Syria the Nejdi dialects is spoken.
#arabic #dialects #language #lingustics #culture #arabs

heck yeah, new main! #intro :
I'm Nicole! I own way too many computers and am using them system management practice and #adblocking. I'm also learning how to develop software with the language i'm most familiar with being #python.

for non tech stuff i like #lingustics , #ereaders , #skincare , and #drumandbass