#langblr english

[victusinveritas]

#words #linguistics #language #english language #english langblr #suffixes

[animentality]

#twitter #language #english #langblr

[frenchiepal]

study date at a friend's house 🪴

🎧 - watch what happens next by waterparks

#the friend MIGHT be an elf 🤔 #studyblr #langblr #aesthetic #study aesthetic #study inspiration #studying english literature #studying linguistics #studyspo #academia #jaystudies

[er-cryptid]

Rare English Words

Epoch -- a particular period of time in history or a person’s life

Intransigent -- refusing to agree or compromise

Beamish -- bright, cheerful, optimistic

Insouciant -- free from worry, concern, or anxiety

Veridical -- truthful

Effulgent -- shining forth brilliantly; radiant

Venetus -- having the color of the deep blue sea

Orphic -- mysterious and entrancing; beyond ordinary understanding

Eldritch -- eerie; weird; spooky

Esoteric -- intended for or likely to be understood by only a select few; private; secret

Rout -- to howl as the wind; make a roaring noise

Aeonian -- eternal; everlasting

Verendus -- to be feared; worthy of reverence; giving an appearance of aged goodness

#langblr #language #writing #writeblr #writers #resource #resources #writing resources #vocabulary #vocab #english vocab #english vocabulary #rare english words #rare words

[linguisticdiscovery]

Map of British English dialects

by Ryan Starkey (Starkey Comics)

Author Ryan Starkey accompanies the map with a great article:

I’ve spent the last few years pooling together every study, survey, map, and database I can find, and then subjecting my image to several rounds of peer feedback. […] The end result is an image which is, to my knowledge, the most detailed map of British dialects ever made.

He also discusses “Why this map is wrong, and always will be”, and just how difficult it is to create a precise map of dialect regions.

Why is there so much dialect diversity in the U.K.? Because the longer a language is in a region, the more it tends to diversify. This is partly why, for example, there is a much larger variety of dialects spoken in the Eastern U.S. than the Western U.S.

Further Reading

The stories of English (David Crystal)

This is the perfect book to read if you want to know more about the history of dialect diversity in English, because the entire focus of the book is to show that English is not just one unified language (hence the plural “stories” in the title). It’s one of my favorite popular language books.

#English #UK #England #dialects #language #linguistics #maps #lingblr #langblr

[snail-and-snail]

countability

#english #englishblr #school #schoolblr #language #langblr #math #mathblr #mathematics #math memes #grammar #grammar mistakes #number #numbers #number theory #set #sets #set theory #countable #uncountable #countability #uncountability #cantor #diagonalization #cardinality #rational #rational numbers #real #real numbers #infinite

[bngrc]

Teaching French to English Speakers:

French lesson: The word "sur" means "on" English speaker: Okay. French lesson: For example, 　The vase is [on] the table. 　The house is [on] the right. 　I read this book [on] his recommendation. 　Bring me the file [on] copyright licensing. English speaker: Right. Got it. "Sur" means "on."

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Teaching French to Chinese speakers:

French lesson: The word "sur" means "on." Chinese speaker: Okay. French lesson: For example, 　The vase is [on] the table Chinese speaker: Right. Got it. "Sur" means "on." French lesson: The word "sur" also means "towards." Chinese speaker: Eh? French lesson: For example, 　The house is [towards] the right. Chinese speaker: Oh...kay. French lesson: The word "sur" also means "because of." Chinese speaker: What? H..how? What? French lesson: For example, 　I read this book [because of] his recommendation. Chinese speaker: Why does this one word mean all these things? Don't y'all have any other words? French lesson: The word "sur" also means "containing information pertaining to." Chinese speaker: Stop fucking around with me. French lesson: For example, 　Bring me the file [containing information pertaining to] copyright licensing. Chinese speaker: What the fuck is wrong with this language?

#linguistics #english #french langblr #chinese langblr #french grammar #since ppl who don't follow me are reblogging this I feel I should clarify that I made this post #because I've been taking 2 French courses on Duolingo - the one for English speakers AND the one for Chinese speakers #I finished the Duolingo Chinese course for English speakers and was frustrated by how little content it offered

[lingwistyka-balto-slawistyka]

Very curious about the results

#english language #langblr #lingblr

[culmaer]

*NOTES : I know, the precise realisation of /ʌ/ varies a lot by dialect but don't worry about that. I'm mostly curious about /g/ vs /dʒ/ and /i:/ vs /aɪ/

if you're an non-native speaker, choose how you'd say it in English. or the option closest to your native language. only choose "other" if it's really very different. in which case please leave it in the tags/notes !

#langblr #english #pronunciation #poll #polls

[lunalolligo]

noticing as I learn different languages I tend to think using the shortest word from any of those languages, so for example instead of "this is" or "dette er", I'll just automatically think "c'est"

So my proposal is a creole of every language in which we find the shortest syllabic way to say every single word and speak at maximum efficiency

#toki pona is invited #toki pona #english language #language learning #language #conlang #langblr #french #norwegian

[captnbas]

cover illust for funsies ❦❧

i settled on a blend of the 2021 film (which slaps) and the 14th century romance (which also slaps albeit unintelligibly).

#the green knight #the green knight art #deep winter #happy new year #artists on tumblr #cover illustration #original illustration #digital illustration #captnbas #basil draws #arthurian legend #arthurian mythology #nah in truth I had fun trying to figure out Middle English #langblr #middle english #british folklore

[gemsofgreece]

I was today years old when I realised (thankfully on my own) that the English noun moron (meaning “idiot”) comes from the Greek adjective μωρός (morós), meaning “foolish”.

The word, which is used since ancient times, has evolved to have several additional usages besides that one.

The feminine version μωρή (morí) has become a generic vocative word which expresses disrespect and is not necessarily questioning the addressed woman’s intelligence in specific.

The masculine vocative form μωρέ (moré) has become a very generic exclamative term that can add colour to a phrase regardless of meaning. For example, τι λες μωρέ; (ti les moré - what the heck/ on earth are you saying, could work in a similar way to express bafflement at hearing something strange) but also μωρέ είμαι κουρασμένος (moré íme kurazménos - well, you see, I am tired, can be used in a similar way to soften the phrase that implies avoidance, like softening the rejection of a proposal to go out). It can regulate the exclamation in a sentence in a myriad of such ways.

But an even more interesting case is the neuter form of the word, which has turned into a noun, and is now the most common everyday word for the baby [το μωρό(ν) - to moró(n)], because a baby of course does not have well developed perception yet.

In other words, we earnestly call our babies morons by default and I think that’s beautiful.

#Greece #Greek language #English #English language #Greek #languages #etymology #langblr #linguistics #language stuff #greek word of the day #Greek facts #funny #random

[agapi-kalyptei]

Reblogs appreciated.

#linguistics #language #langblr #learning languages #I've been thinking in english exclusively for over 20 years

[frenchiepal]

19.2.24 🧋 almost three hours of studying with bubble tea and snacks and a friend ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ

#done with my term paper yippee now i only need to survive the exam tomorrow #tw food #studyblr #langblr #aesthetic #study aesthetic #study inspiration #studying english literature #studying linguistics #studyspo #academia #jaystudies

[ly0nstea]

Gotta start treating english like monolinguistic english speakers treat other languages

Did you know English doesn't have a word for the Irish word 'mar'? Instead they have to say 'is the cause' of or 'because' for short

#languages #english #enlish language #béarla #gaeilge #gaeilgóir #irish #irish language #irish langblr #linguistics

[bonjourbastards]

Newcomer is a fantasy video game where players are immersed in the second language they want to learn. 100+ characters to communicate with, eight language learning mechanics, and RPG features make second language acquisition an adventure. Designed for beginner - intermediate learners, players progress and learn a second language at their own pace. 

Thought langblr might be interested in this. Current languages are French, Italian, English, and Spanish, with Japanese as a stretch goal!

#langblr #french #english #italian #spanish #japanese #the art style is cute and theres not many games for language learning out there so #thought id share (: