Taylor Melton
@hungrylinguist.bsky.social
I'm a linguist and lecturer at the Overseas Chinese University of Science and Technology in Taiwan. I often post about #linguistics, food, and culture and the Linguistics of food!
Come for the food; stay for the linguistics
Come for the food; stay for the linguistics
This is a fantastic resource. I think Ill use it with my classes next semester.
January 29, 2026 at 3:15 PM
This is a fantastic resource. I think Ill use it with my classes next semester.
It says it closed on February 10th. Will it open again?
February 27, 2025 at 2:45 PM
It says it closed on February 10th. Will it open again?
Is it considered one verb or two distinct verbs like Chinese?
December 7, 2024 at 12:44 PM
Is it considered one verb or two distinct verbs like Chinese?
Me, too! Glad I'm not the only one
December 5, 2024 at 6:44 AM
Me, too! Glad I'm not the only one
That's awesome
December 3, 2024 at 11:04 AM
That's awesome
My favorite is Prisoners of Geography by Tim Marshall about Geopolitics. It completely opened my mind. The follow ups Power of Geography and Future of Geography are in the mail
December 2, 2024 at 12:26 AM
My favorite is Prisoners of Geography by Tim Marshall about Geopolitics. It completely opened my mind. The follow ups Power of Geography and Future of Geography are in the mail
Thanks for these. Always on the look out for more trans books!
November 30, 2024 at 11:09 PM
Thanks for these. Always on the look out for more trans books!
Congrats. I'm curious about tour study or prescriptivism as I had that that's more language teachers area than linguists. I'll have a look.
November 27, 2024 at 11:19 AM
Congrats. I'm curious about tour study or prescriptivism as I had that that's more language teachers area than linguists. I'll have a look.
Sometimes one will sound and another instance it won't. Haven't figured that out yet
November 27, 2024 at 11:18 AM
Sometimes one will sound and another instance it won't. Haven't figured that out yet
I love your takes on these. Yes, a truly terrible article, but I read so much about language from people who think they use lamguage are experts in it.
November 27, 2024 at 2:00 AM
I love your takes on these. Yes, a truly terrible article, but I read so much about language from people who think they use lamguage are experts in it.
Or people who are gaslit?
November 27, 2024 at 1:59 AM
Or people who are gaslit?
Related, it's also the word for "bowl" as in "pack another bowl" 😉
November 26, 2024 at 11:34 AM
Related, it's also the word for "bowl" as in "pack another bowl" 😉