Ace Linguist

In honor of the spookiest month of the year, I've been watching the Halloween-themed video "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)...

You may be familiar with the question of which is the "proper" past tense form of the verb 'dream': is it 'dreamed...

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If you've spent your whole life only speaking one dialect, it can be utterly mind-blowing to know that there are dialects out there that...

I have spoken about glide affrication before - the process that makes "y" sound like "j" and "w" sound like ...

The word 'speech' can mean 'manner of speaking.' This is useful when talking about "analyzing's someone speech....

Those of us who have bought a car will notice a curious phenomenon where, just as soon as we purchase our car, we immediately begin to see t...

I’ve been listening to Lingthusiasm episodes over again and hit upon the presupposition episode. If you haven’t heard it yet, you should che...