Month: May 2013
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Short Book Review – Corpus Linguistics: Method, Theory and Practice
Corpus Linguistics: Method, Theory and Practice (Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics) by Tony McEnery and Andrew Hardie, Cambridge University Press (2012). ISBN 9780521547369. 294 pages. As part of the Cambridge Textbook in Linguistics Series this book stays true to its title and doesn’t disappoint. Broken down into nine chapters on 1) a basic definition of the…
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Some thoughts on language and culture
Language is culture. So if you want to learn to speak a language you need to understand the culture in which it is spoken. And it is this that many don’t understand about their first language, that their ability to speak it is from their immersion – being in the midst of the culture –…
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The Origin of English Words
Here is a version of the chart I made of the origin of english words. I am guessing these are type counts and not token counts. It would be interesting to see a token count chart of this and see where the blowout (if any) is.
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Exposure to Language
“Reading is more important than writing.” — Roberto Bolaño Without exposure to a language one will never master it. That exposure can come in many forms but the best form is culture. Culture and language are essentially the same thing. There will be no language if there is no culture the opposite is also true.…
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