Marco Bagli
@marbagli.bsky.social
🌱Cognitive linguist based in Perugia, Italy
🍄Working on food, perception, and Englishes across space, time and cultures
🍄Working on food, perception, and Englishes across space, time and cultures
For instance, the mushroom in the picture is a “winter chanterelle”: the name chanterelle derives from “kantharos” (pic from Wikipedia), a drinking vessel with a distinctive shape similar to this mushroom. The premodifier “winter” describes the preferred season of growth.
November 30, 2024 at 2:16 PM
For instance, the mushroom in the picture is a “winter chanterelle”: the name chanterelle derives from “kantharos” (pic from Wikipedia), a drinking vessel with a distinctive shape similar to this mushroom. The premodifier “winter” describes the preferred season of growth.
Do you know the name of this mushroom?
If not - don’t worry! You’re not alone.
Despite growing numerous in British forests, people are often scared by wild mushrooms. Some of them have names, and I review the semantic motivation of some of them in this new paper (link in comments)
If not - don’t worry! You’re not alone.
Despite growing numerous in British forests, people are often scared by wild mushrooms. Some of them have names, and I review the semantic motivation of some of them in this new paper (link in comments)
November 30, 2024 at 2:16 PM
Do you know the name of this mushroom?
If not - don’t worry! You’re not alone.
Despite growing numerous in British forests, people are often scared by wild mushrooms. Some of them have names, and I review the semantic motivation of some of them in this new paper (link in comments)
If not - don’t worry! You’re not alone.
Despite growing numerous in British forests, people are often scared by wild mushrooms. Some of them have names, and I review the semantic motivation of some of them in this new paper (link in comments)