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#languagevariation — Public Fediverse posts

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  1. Dr. Angus Andrea Grieve-Smith @[email protected] ·

    Ten years ago today, for my #linguistics class at Saint John's, I published this compilation of people saying "theater" in English:

    youtube.com/watch?v=cjy40devSco

    #Sociolinguistics #LanguageVariation

    #linguistics #sociolinguistics #languagevariation
  2. Simon Kasper @[email protected] ·

    Die Dynamik der (Morpho-)Syntax des Deutschen in der „Vertikale“: Perfektexpansion und Abfolge pronominaler Objekte

    Jetzt mit Volltext verfügbar.

    researchgate.net/publication/3

    #linguistics #linguistik #languagevariation #sprache #Dialekt @linguistics

    #linguistics #linguistik #languagevariation #sprache #dialekt
  3. Prof. Emily M. Bender(she/her) @[email protected] ·

    Query for #lazyweb #linguist friends. Favorite citation for the idea that varieties associated with marginalized communities change more rapidly, because they function in part to prevent understanding by outsiders?

    #linguistics #sociolinguistics #LanguageVariation

    #lazyweb #linguist #linguistics #sociolinguistics #languagevariation
  4. Alon Lischinsky @[email protected] ·

    TIL that some speakers inflect the “on X's behalf” construction for plural, labiodental voicing and all, and it's truly blown my mind

    #BritishEnglish never ceases to amaze #morphology #syntax #dialectology #LanguageVariation #linguistics

    #britishenglish #morphology #syntax #dialectology #languagevariation #linguistics
  5. Dr. Angus Andrea Grieve-Smith @[email protected] ·

    Doing a singer hangout on Zoom. My teacher, who's from western Pennsylvania, is asking people "Want spotlit?" and I love it! #linguistics #dialect #LanguageVariation #SyntacticVariation

    #linguistics #dialect #languagevariation #syntacticvariation