Comments for Popular Linguistics A monthly online magazine that brings language- and linguistics-focused stories and research to the masses Tue, 22 Feb 2011 17:30:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 Comment on India loses one language, gains another by Language News: Popular Linguistics Covers Endangered Languages | The LingEducator Blog /2011/02/india-loses-one-language-gains-another/comment-page-1/#comment-1328 Language News: Popular Linguistics Covers Endangered Languages | The LingEducator Blog Tue, 22 Feb 2011 17:30:53 +0000 /?p=1181#comment-1328 [...] a linguistics magazine aimed at the general public, has released it’s second issue. In it, a wonderful article about the language sitaution in India where (sadly), language endangerment is a problem. In fact, as this article highlights, we may be [...] [...] a linguistics magazine aimed at the general public, has released it’s second issue. In it, a wonderful article about the language sitaution in India where (sadly), language endangerment is a problem. In fact, as this article highlights, we may be [...]

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Comment on Table of Contents by Language News: Popular Linguistics Covers Endangered Languages | The LingEducator Blog /home/comment-page-1/#comment-1327 Language News: Popular Linguistics Covers Endangered Languages | The LingEducator Blog Tue, 22 Feb 2011 17:18:04 +0000 http:/?page_id=2#comment-1327 [...] was International Mother Language Day, a day for celbrating linguistic diversity everywhere. Today, Popular Linguistics, a linguistics magazine aimed at the general public, has released it’s second issue. In it, a [...] [...] was International Mother Language Day, a day for celbrating linguistic diversity everywhere. Today, Popular Linguistics, a linguistics magazine aimed at the general public, has released it’s second issue. In it, a [...]

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Comment on Editor’s Desk by Tweets that mention It's here! February's Popular Linguistics Magazine! RT with abandon! -- Topsy.com /news-notes/editors-desk/comment-page-1/#comment-1326 Tweets that mention It's here! February's Popular Linguistics Magazine! RT with abandon! -- Topsy.com Tue, 22 Feb 2011 15:48:04 +0000 /?page_id=205#comment-1326 [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Ben Zimmer, Language Log, Gordon P. Hemsley, Neal Whitman, Jon H and others. Jon H said: RT @dsbigham: It's here! February's Popular Linguistics Magazine! http://bit.ly/giJHmw RT with abandon! #linguistics #magazine #BlackHis ... [...] [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Ben Zimmer, Language Log, Gordon P. Hemsley, Neal Whitman, Jon H and others. Jon H said: RT @dsbigham: It's here! February's Popular Linguistics Magazine! RT with abandon! #linguistics #magazine #BlackHis … [...]

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Comment on Language & Policy by PopLingTestSite » Contributors – January 2011 /featured-articles/policy/comment-page-1/#comment-890 PopLingTestSite » Contributors – January 2011 Tue, 15 Feb 2011 05:12:12 +0000 /?page_id=67#comment-890 [...] featured author this month is Janet M. Fuller, Director of Women’s Studies at Southern Illinois University – [...] [...] featured author this month is Janet M. Fuller, Director of Women’s Studies at Southern Illinois University – [...]

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Comment on Google debuts “Culturomics” research project for Google Books by Semantic search…sort of | /2011/01/google-debuts-culturomics-research-project-for-google-books/comment-page-1/#comment-797 Semantic search…sort of | Mon, 07 Feb 2011 01:12:26 +0000 /?p=833#comment-797 [...] course, questions are being asked how representative the books are of our cultural history (by genre, origin, [...] [...] course, questions are being asked how representative the books are of our cultural history (by genre, origin, [...]

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Comment on Guestbook by Christopher /about-us/guestbook/comment-page-2/#comment-736 Christopher Wed, 02 Feb 2011 03:26:22 +0000 /?page_id=16#comment-736 Thanks for putting out this "webzine." I am hooked and look forward to the next issue. One comment on "Morphology: How are words formed?" by Corrine McCarthy. She says that "WTF" is an acronym when I think it is an initialism. An acronym is a word made from the letters whereas an initialism is not a word. Nobody says wft (weuft), they say W-T-F (double-you tee eff). One could even argue that LOL is not an acronym because most people say "el oh el," not lol (as in lolly pop). Thanks for putting out this “webzine.” I am hooked and look forward to the next issue.

One comment on “Morphology: How are words formed?” by Corrine McCarthy. She says that “WTF” is an acronym when I think it is an initialism. An acronym is a word made from the letters whereas an initialism is not a word. Nobody says wft (weuft), they say W-T-F (double-you tee eff). One could even argue that LOL is not an acronym because most people say “el oh el,” not lol (as in lolly pop).

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Comment on Guestbook by Greg DeFehr /about-us/guestbook/comment-page-2/#comment-723 Greg DeFehr Mon, 31 Jan 2011 08:14:41 +0000 /?page_id=16#comment-723 I enjoyed this issue very much and look forward to the next. Keep 'em coming! Also, on the color scheme--contrary to many others, I do like it currently. Light text on a dark background is much easier to look at. I enjoyed this issue very much and look forward to the next. Keep ‘em coming!

Also, on the color scheme–contrary to many others, I do like it currently. Light text on a dark background is much easier to look at.

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