tdmck.bsky.social
@tdmck.bsky.social
Linguistics MA student at SOAS, University of London. Cambridge grad. Interested in English-lexified Atlantic Creoles, esp. Vincentian Creole, and Language Planning and Policy.
He/Him
Fluent: 🇻🇨🇬🇧🇪🇸🇮🇹
Learning: 🇫🇷🇬🇷
He/Him
Fluent: 🇻🇨🇬🇧🇪🇸🇮🇹
Learning: 🇫🇷🇬🇷
It was a real pleasure to appear on the radio in St Vincent speaking about our language. I hope this inspired more people to be proud of our Vincentian language and to know that it's not just "broken English"
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#AM99 Interview With Teddy Mack: The Vincentian Creole & Its Impact Home & Abroad
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August 15, 2025 at 10:48 AM
It was a real pleasure to appear on the radio in St Vincent speaking about our language. I hope this inspired more people to be proud of our Vincentian language and to know that it's not just "broken English"
youtube.com/live/LRHYq53...
youtube.com/live/LRHYq53...
Who?
Ho
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questions like ‘where?’, ‘whither?’ or ‘what?’ and answer them with demonstrative words like ‘there’, ‘thither’ or ‘that’. English, like many languages, allows a range of spatially calibrated answers—here versus there (and yon in older English), hither versus thither, this versus that. Moreover, many languages are like English in having proportional formal relationships between question words and demonstratives. The English formula is wh- for questions, h- for proximal demonstratives, and th- for distal demonstratives, but we don’t do this consistently HIGHLIGHT (we don’t express ‘now’ with hen, or answer which? with hich or thich). END HIGHLIGHT Some languages, like Japanese or Tamil, have systems that are both richer and more consistent (see Evans 2012b for [screencap cuts off mid-sentence]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:sxttw4f3ket2uyrrtc5ou4n2/bafkreift7beypncmvtvtvwvoxari5ve6qwyrpam5zvgrmc3brtjo3tkh5e@jpeg)
July 23, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Who?
Ho
Ho
Today while getting dressed, thanks to my fiancée (who is Greek) I discovered there's a link between Spanish and Greek words for underwear ('bragas' & 'βρακί'). Βρακί is from earlier βράκα(-ες) from Latin brācae ("breeches") which ultimately shares a common root with English 'breeches'
July 21, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Today while getting dressed, thanks to my fiancée (who is Greek) I discovered there's a link between Spanish and Greek words for underwear ('bragas' & 'βρακί'). Βρακί is from earlier βράκα(-ες) from Latin brācae ("breeches") which ultimately shares a common root with English 'breeches'
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Short-form videos served from an algorithm are an evolving genre, changing how people talk in them compared to earlier forms of video, and linguists are on it!
In this episode we talk with Adam Aleksic aka @etymologynerd.bsky.social about the linguistics of tiktok
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In this episode we talk with Adam Aleksic aka @etymologynerd.bsky.social about the linguistics of tiktok
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105: Linguistics of TikTok - Interview with Adam Aleksic aka EtymologyNerd
TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts are an evolving genre of media: short-form, vertical videos that take up your whole screen and are served to you from an algorithm rather than who you follo
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June 20, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Short-form videos served from an algorithm are an evolving genre, changing how people talk in them compared to earlier forms of video, and linguists are on it!
In this episode we talk with Adam Aleksic aka @etymologynerd.bsky.social about the linguistics of tiktok
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In this episode we talk with Adam Aleksic aka @etymologynerd.bsky.social about the linguistics of tiktok
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Who'd have thought that speaking to my dissertation supervisor this week would help motivate me and make my ideas feel more concrete. Crazy. And here I thought he was gonna yell at me and call me stupid
May 31, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Who'd have thought that speaking to my dissertation supervisor this week would help motivate me and make my ideas feel more concrete. Crazy. And here I thought he was gonna yell at me and call me stupid
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TIL that “human beings” in both Guinean Kriol and some Portuguese varieties, gets translated as “pecadores” (sinners) and wow, the languages always show their histories!
May 17, 2025 at 8:57 AM
TIL that “human beings” in both Guinean Kriol and some Portuguese varieties, gets translated as “pecadores” (sinners) and wow, the languages always show their histories!
Sometimes the worst part of ADHD is my lack of object permanence. Has anyone seen my Motivation to Write My Dissertation™? I'm sure I had it a minute ago
May 1, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Sometimes the worst part of ADHD is my lack of object permanence. Has anyone seen my Motivation to Write My Dissertation™? I'm sure I had it a minute ago
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Rest Of Party Thanks Fucking God 2 Guys Who Like Etymology Found Each Other
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February 26, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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In honour of Lingthusiasm’s 100th episodiversary, we’ve compiled this list of 101 public-facing places where linguists and linguistics nerds hang out and learn things!
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Lingthusiasm - 101 places to get enthusiastic about linguistics
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101 places to get enthusiastic about linguistics
In honour of Lingthusiasm’s 100th episodiversary, we’ve compiled this list of 101 public-facing places where linguists and linguisti...
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February 26, 2025 at 11:45 AM
In honour of Lingthusiasm’s 100th episodiversary, we’ve compiled this list of 101 public-facing places where linguists and linguistics nerds hang out and learn things!
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lingthusiasm.com/post/7741520...
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Social media is getting fragmented, so if you've newly joined somewhere or are thinking about switching and want more linguistics in your feeds, we've put together this list of tons of linguisticsy options both online and off!
In honour of our 100th episode, we've compiled this list of 101 places where linguists and linguistics fans get enthusiastic about linguistics, featuring recs of books, podcasts, videos, games, irl activities, and more! 🐦🐦
January 31, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Social media is getting fragmented, so if you've newly joined somewhere or are thinking about switching and want more linguistics in your feeds, we've put together this list of tons of linguisticsy options both online and off!
Lexical Functional Grammar: where ↑=↓ and that's okay
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October 27, 2024 at 10:55 PM
Lexical Functional Grammar: where ↑=↓ and that's okay
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Amazing, not to mention the wild series of semantic changes 'nice' has gone through in English
February 18, 2024 at 11:38 AM
Amazing, not to mention the wild series of semantic changes 'nice' has gone through in English
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Themes of the day: Etymology, Schizophrenia, and Shit!
February 17, 2024 at 10:18 PM
Themes of the day: Etymology, Schizophrenia, and Shit!
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