Trần Phan
@tranphan.bsky.social
/ʈə̆n˨˩ fan˧/
postdoc @NTHU清華大學 | adjunct @NCHU中興大學 | taiwan-based linguist & language educator | history buff | zero-waste cooking & morning jogs | 20 countries/territories & counting.
https://sites.google.com/gapp.nthu.edu.tw/tranphan
postdoc @NTHU清華大學 | adjunct @NCHU中興大學 | taiwan-based linguist & language educator | history buff | zero-waste cooking & morning jogs | 20 countries/territories & counting.
https://sites.google.com/gapp.nthu.edu.tw/tranphan
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In “The Conscience of the Party,” Robert L. Suettinger provides a pathbreaking account of Hu Yaobang, an essential figure in China’s grand process of “reform and opening” after Mao Zedong’s death. Read Chen Jian’s review:
The Man Who Almost Changed China
Hu Yaobang and the unfinished business of reform and opening.
fam.ag
January 1, 2025 at 3:46 PM
In “The Conscience of the Party,” Robert L. Suettinger provides a pathbreaking account of Hu Yaobang, an essential figure in China’s grand process of “reform and opening” after Mao Zedong’s death. Read Chen Jian’s review:
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Something to keep in mind for 2025
Written by James Miller of A Small Fiction
Written by James Miller of A Small Fiction
January 1, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Something to keep in mind for 2025
Written by James Miller of A Small Fiction
Written by James Miller of A Small Fiction
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A lot of native speakers of English use 'to lay' instead of 'to lie':
'I'm laying here.'
This isn't a recent thing:
it started in the 14th century.
Several sister languages of English, such as Frisian and Afrikaans, even merged the verbs for "to lie" and "to lay" completely.
Click for more:
1/
'I'm laying here.'
This isn't a recent thing:
it started in the 14th century.
Several sister languages of English, such as Frisian and Afrikaans, even merged the verbs for "to lie" and "to lay" completely.
Click for more:
1/
December 15, 2024 at 7:10 PM
A lot of native speakers of English use 'to lay' instead of 'to lie':
'I'm laying here.'
This isn't a recent thing:
it started in the 14th century.
Several sister languages of English, such as Frisian and Afrikaans, even merged the verbs for "to lie" and "to lay" completely.
Click for more:
1/
'I'm laying here.'
This isn't a recent thing:
it started in the 14th century.
Several sister languages of English, such as Frisian and Afrikaans, even merged the verbs for "to lie" and "to lay" completely.
Click for more:
1/
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How does the mind process language so efficiently, even with gaps or errors in what we hear? In this Abralin talk, @fernandaedi.bsky.social presents research on how we handle ambiguity, prioritize essential details, and make sense of sentences in real time.
▶️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUfP...
▶️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUfP...
Fernanda Ferreira
YouTube video by Abralin
www.youtube.com
November 30, 2024 at 11:11 AM
How does the mind process language so efficiently, even with gaps or errors in what we hear? In this Abralin talk, @fernandaedi.bsky.social presents research on how we handle ambiguity, prioritize essential details, and make sense of sentences in real time.
▶️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUfP...
▶️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUfP...
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When nonspecialists talk about language endangerment, they sometimes invoke the survival of the fittest account.
You can read an example in a comment about my book, Endangered Languages.
Isn’t it true that only the fittest languages will survive? The short answer is “no”
You can read an example in a comment about my book, Endangered Languages.
Isn’t it true that only the fittest languages will survive? The short answer is “no”
November 27, 2024 at 10:08 AM
When nonspecialists talk about language endangerment, they sometimes invoke the survival of the fittest account.
You can read an example in a comment about my book, Endangered Languages.
Isn’t it true that only the fittest languages will survive? The short answer is “no”
You can read an example in a comment about my book, Endangered Languages.
Isn’t it true that only the fittest languages will survive? The short answer is “no”
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Move over bouba-kiki!
New study on crossmodal iconicity shows [r] = rough and [l] = smooth, even in langs that conflate them.
The results show "that speech sounds are not just acoustic objects, but they also have a texture and a shape to them".
#iconicity 🐦🐦
New study on crossmodal iconicity shows [r] = rough and [l] = smooth, even in langs that conflate them.
The results show "that speech sounds are not just acoustic objects, but they also have a texture and a shape to them".
#iconicity 🐦🐦
The alveolar trill is perceived as jagged/rough by speakers of different languages
Typological research shows that across languages, trilled [r] sounds are more common in adjectives describing rough as opposed to smooth surfaces. In this study
pubs.aip.org
November 23, 2024 at 8:57 AM
Move over bouba-kiki!
New study on crossmodal iconicity shows [r] = rough and [l] = smooth, even in langs that conflate them.
The results show "that speech sounds are not just acoustic objects, but they also have a texture and a shape to them".
#iconicity 🐦🐦
New study on crossmodal iconicity shows [r] = rough and [l] = smooth, even in langs that conflate them.
The results show "that speech sounds are not just acoustic objects, but they also have a texture and a shape to them".
#iconicity 🐦🐦
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“Publish or perish” is an insult to my ability to multitask
November 17, 2024 at 2:55 PM
“Publish or perish” is an insult to my ability to multitask
How humans invented nationalism.
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youtube.com/watch?v=AXz0...
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November 18, 2024 at 9:33 AM
How humans invented nationalism.
youtube.com/watch?v=AXz0...
youtube.com/watch?v=AXz0...
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The word 'not' has a fascinating history.
'Not' comes from a Germanic combination of three words: *ne aiw wiht, lit. "not a thing whatsoever".
This also became 'naught/nought'.
German 'nicht' and Dutch 'niet' have the same origin.
Click to hear their evolutions:
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'Not' comes from a Germanic combination of three words: *ne aiw wiht, lit. "not a thing whatsoever".
This also became 'naught/nought'.
German 'nicht' and Dutch 'niet' have the same origin.
Click to hear their evolutions:
Thread: 1/
November 17, 2024 at 4:18 PM
The word 'not' has a fascinating history.
'Not' comes from a Germanic combination of three words: *ne aiw wiht, lit. "not a thing whatsoever".
This also became 'naught/nought'.
German 'nicht' and Dutch 'niet' have the same origin.
Click to hear their evolutions:
Thread: 1/
'Not' comes from a Germanic combination of three words: *ne aiw wiht, lit. "not a thing whatsoever".
This also became 'naught/nought'.
German 'nicht' and Dutch 'niet' have the same origin.
Click to hear their evolutions:
Thread: 1/