For the Love of Language

How do different languages handle numbers?

Note: Here is a reference for different languages' plural rules for software localization: https://www.unicode.org/cldr/charts/43/supplemental/language_plural_rules.html 

What are the different ways people perceive grammaticality in language? 

In this discussion, we rely heavily on Dr. Gert-Jan Schoenmakers' recent research in Linguistic judgments in 3D: the aesthetic quality, linguistic acceptability, and surface probability of stigmatized and non-stigmatized variation, which can be downloaded here: https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/ling-2021-0179/html

We discuss how the Navajo language was used as an unbreakable code during World War II. We recommend reading Chester Nez's book Code Talker to learn more.

From simple platitudes to flipping people off, we discuss how politeness manifests in different scenarios.

We answer this fantastic question that came up on our Instagram.

Why and how do people speak multiple languages in the same conversation?

We discuss how we speak differently when speaking to children.

Ashely de Tello and Connie Davis join us from De Tello Publishing to talk about Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and content marketing. We touch on using keywords, how AI can be used to help generate content, and catering your content to your audience.