Aldo Berrios Castillo
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Historical linguistics and Mapudungun.
First Edinburgh Theoretical Historical Linguistics Seminar: https://ethl.uk/
First Edinburgh Theoretical Historical Linguistics Seminar: https://ethl.uk/
Reposted by Aldo Berrios Castillo
In every language, the most frequent word occurs twice as often as the 2nd-most-frequent word, and that occurs twice as often as the 3rd-most-frequent word, and so on.
This pattern is called Zipf’s Law.
This pattern is called Zipf’s Law.
January 29, 2025 at 3:25 PM
In every language, the most frequent word occurs twice as often as the 2nd-most-frequent word, and that occurs twice as often as the 3rd-most-frequent word, and so on.
This pattern is called Zipf’s Law.
This pattern is called Zipf’s Law.
I am loving Kiparsky’s tiger…
also mentioned by Nevins in this Abralin Talk: www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLho...
also mentioned by Nevins in this Abralin Talk: www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLho...
January 28, 2025 at 12:52 PM
I am loving Kiparsky’s tiger…
also mentioned by Nevins in this Abralin Talk: www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLho...
also mentioned by Nevins in this Abralin Talk: www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLho...
ReadingGlosses is a precious gem in the overwhelming sea of social platforms —a blog that shares and discusses glossed examples from diverse linguistic papers.
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#linguistics
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As stupid as he is, the child can still be taught
This is from Betawi, a language spoken by ~5 million people in Jakarta, Indonesia. The word səmare-mareñe (as-angry) is quite interesting. It’s formed from the root word mare, meaning ‘…
readingglosses.com
January 24, 2025 at 5:05 PM
ReadingGlosses is a precious gem in the overwhelming sea of social platforms —a blog that shares and discusses glossed examples from diverse linguistic papers.
#linguistics
readingglosses.com/2024/12/18/a...
#linguistics
readingglosses.com/2024/12/18/a...
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Historical linguistics
From Latin to Spanish
>Penny R. _A History of the Spanish Language_. 2nd ed. Cambridge University Press; 2002.
#HistoricalLinguistics
From Latin to Spanish
>Penny R. _A History of the Spanish Language_. 2nd ed. Cambridge University Press; 2002.
#HistoricalLinguistics
January 22, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Historical linguistics
From Latin to Spanish
>Penny R. _A History of the Spanish Language_. 2nd ed. Cambridge University Press; 2002.
#HistoricalLinguistics
From Latin to Spanish
>Penny R. _A History of the Spanish Language_. 2nd ed. Cambridge University Press; 2002.
#HistoricalLinguistics
Reposted by Aldo Berrios Castillo
FYI: Edinburgh Theoretical Historical Linguistics Seminar (ETHL): The first Edinburgh Theoretical Historical Linguistics Seminar (ETHL - https://ethl.uk/) will take place on 16–17 April 2025 in Edinburgh.
ETHL’s seminar structure is inspired by a summer school format, with a strong emphasis on…
ETHL’s seminar structure is inspired by a summer school format, with a strong emphasis on…
FYI: Edinburgh Theoretical Historical Linguistics Seminar (ETHL)
The first Edinburgh Theoretical Historical Linguistics Seminar (ETHL - https://ethl.uk/) will take place on 16–17 April 2025 in Edinburgh.
ETHL’s seminar structure is inspired by a summer school format, with a strong emphasis on discussions between…
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January 18, 2025 at 1:14 AM
FYI: Edinburgh Theoretical Historical Linguistics Seminar (ETHL): The first Edinburgh Theoretical Historical Linguistics Seminar (ETHL - https://ethl.uk/) will take place on 16–17 April 2025 in Edinburgh.
ETHL’s seminar structure is inspired by a summer school format, with a strong emphasis on…
ETHL’s seminar structure is inspired by a summer school format, with a strong emphasis on…
First Edinburgh Theoretical Historical Linguistics Seminar (ETHL - 16th - 17th April) - ethl.uk
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January 21, 2025 at 12:42 PM
First Edinburgh Theoretical Historical Linguistics Seminar (ETHL - 16th - 17th April) - ethl.uk
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