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”Denatsification” is such a clever play on words by Vladimir Putin.
”нації” (natsiyi) means ’nation’ in Ukrainian.
The Russian-speaking world understands this double-speak to mean ”denationalisation”, while the western world doesn’t have a clue!
This is how #russian #propaganda works: It’s diabolically clever. It permeates everything. It shapes how you perceive the entire world around you. This is their finest hour, their forté.
Hello from Brazil! #HelloWorld #Brazil #language #linguistics
The sound of "stuttering" in Chinese!
#language #linguistics #onomatopoeia #maps
The Definition of 'Dictionary' (and Why You Can't Be R@c!st Against wh!te People)
Sunn m'Cheaux
#BlackMastodon #SunnmCheaux #Message #Culture #Linguistics #Language #MerriamWebster #Wordnerd #weoutchea #Gullah #Geechee
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cySPpPdEM4s
Hello from China! #HelloWorld #China #language #linguistics
Hello from Switzerland! #HelloWorld #Switzerland #language #linguistics
**More people have run marathons than I have.**
G.O.B.: "No, Michael, that's not my trick."
Narrator: "On the next Arrested Development..."
G.O.B.: "It's my COMPARATIVE ILLUSION!"
Brain Mechanisms and Constructed Languages vs. Natural Languages - https://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=68857 fascinating stuff #linguistics #conlang
languagelog.ldc.upenn.eduLanguage Log » Brain Mechanisms and Constructed Languages vs. Natural Languages
Best part of teaching a class on #emojis: Reading student term papers about emojis! 
#linguistics #amGrading #academicChatter
Hello from Turkey! #HelloWorld #Turkey #language #linguistics
4e séance du séminaire « Mutations du discours : discours numériques » : nous recevons Cameron Morin (U. Paris Cité, ALTAE) pour une présentation intitulée
« A YouTube Corpus of Singapore English Podcasts »
22 avril, 17h30
U. d'Artois, salle des colloques & hybride (lien sur demande)
Hello from Greece! #HelloWorld #Greece #language #linguistics
Hello from Azerbaijan! #HelloWorld #Azerbaijan #language #linguistics
Formal Language Is a Social Contract: The Full-Stop Purpose of Language Is…
Sunn m'Cheaux
#BlackMastodon #SunnmCheaux #Message #Culture #Linguistics #Language #GrammarCops #Wordnerd #weoutchea #Gullah #Geechee
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnIhhVgulvo
Anyone raising #bilingual #children have any tips, tricks, pitfalls, media recommendations?
The sound of "scream" in Icelandic!
#language #linguistics #onomatopoeia #maps
Hello from Philippines! #HelloWorld #Philippines #language #linguistics
**sheriff / reeve**
Dave Wilton
“_The word sheriff comes from the Old English scirgerefa (shire-reeve). A gerefa, or reeve in Present-Day spelling, was the chief official who administrated justice and collected taxes in a region._”
https://wordorigins-org.ghost.io/sheriff-reeve/.
#English #Language #Words #Etymology #Linguistics @linguistics
Wordorigins.org Newsletter · sheriff / reeveA sheriff is a government official whose duties vary depending on the jurisdiction. In England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, sheriff is a ceremonial office. In Scotland, a sheriff is a judge. Elsewhere, sheriffs are typically bailiffs, enforcing judicial orders, managing prisoners, and sometimes they operate police forces and have law
**“Eye-watering”**
"_It’s an extension of “mouth-watering,” as in something imagined to be delicious; thus, “eye-watering” can mean very pleasing to the eye._"
notoneoffbritishisms.com · “Eye-watering”William Grimes is a New York Times writer, Facebook friend, and language curmudgeon. A while back, combining the last two identities, he complained about Americans’ use of the adjectival R…