http://www.linguageek.net/ Yet Another LinguaBlog en-us hobbit@neko.com -.-. --.- / -- --- .-. ... . / -.-. --- -.. . / --. . . -.- ... http://www.neko.com/GeekArchive200710.php#20071013 Sun, 13 Oct 2007 17:32:48 PDT http://www.neko.com/GeekArchive200710.php#20071013 Babbling about a new language blog, and other things http://www.neko.com/GeekArchive200710.php#20071007 Sun, 7 Oct 2007 22:16:19 PDT http://www.neko.com/GeekArchive200710.php#20071007 Some would say it's bleedin' demised! It's not pining for the seven hills, it's passed on! This language is no more! It has ceased to be! Bereft of life, it requiescat in pace! It's kicked the bucket, shuffled off this mortal coil, rung down the curtain and joined the bleedin' choir invisibile! THIS IS AN EX-LANGUAGE!! Or not. http://www.neko.com/GeekArchive200709.php#20070930 Sun, 30 Sep 2007 20:06:00 PDT http://www.neko.com/GeekArchive200709.php#20070930 Sprachgefühl rules! http://www.neko.com/GeekArchive200709.php#20070916 Sun, 16 Sep 2007 13:32:00 PDT http://www.neko.com/GeekArchive200709.php#20070916 Toki Pona and other good languages http://www.neko.com/GeekArchive200709.php#20070903 Mon, 3 Sep 2007 11:48:00 PDT http://www.neko.com/GeekArchive200709.php#20070903 Japanese on the TV show Heroes http://www.neko.com/GeekArchive200702.php#20070228 Wed, 28 Feb 2007 14:36:59 PDT http://www.neko.com/GeekArchive200702.php#20070228 LaGeek's Guide to Borat http://www.neko.com/GeekArchive200702.php#20070217 Sat, 17 Feb 2007 18:10:10 PDT http://www.neko.com/GeekArchive200702.php#20070217 China cleans up its Chinglish http://www.neko.com/GeekArchive200702.php#20070205 Mon, 5 Feb 2007 19:10:00 PST http://www.neko.com/GeekArchive200702.php#20070205 Russia's President has his little joke http://www.neko.com/GeekArchive200610.php#20061023 Mon, 23 Oct 2006 08:00:00 PDT http://www.neko.com/GeekArchive200610.php#20061023 Watching for a dialect collision in Wisconsin http://www.neko.com/GeekArchive200610.php#20061015 Sun, 15 Oct 2006 10:59:59 CDT http://www.neko.com/GeekArchive200610.php#20061015 Words that make you sound smart http://www.neko.com/GeekArchive200610.php#20061009 Mon, 9 Oct 2006 10:40:40 PDT http://www.neko.com/GeekArchive200610.php#20061009 Visual Thesaurus and other geekery http://www.neko.com/GeekArchive200610.php#20061007 Sat, 7 Oct 2006 09:50:50 PDT http://www.neko.com/GeekArchive200610.php#20061007 Read the comic, then read the translation http://www.neko.com/GeekArchive200609.php#20060921 Mon, 21 Sep 2006 21:48:48 PDT http://www.neko.com/GeekArchive200609.php#20060921 Get ready to talk like pirates http://www.neko.com/GeekArchive200609.php#20060918 Mon, 18 Sep 2006 22:05:05 PDT http://www.neko.com/GeekArchive200609.php#20060918 My top ten list of unread language books http://www.neko.com/GeekArchive200609.php#20060917 Sun, 17 Sep 2006 20:46:46 PDT http://www.neko.com/GeekArchive200609.php#20060917 Analyzing little Hisahito's name http://www.neko.com/GeekArchive200609.php#20060916 Sat, 16 Sep 2006 09:20:20 PDT http://www.neko.com/GeekArchive200609.php#20060916 A study about Latin American migrants losing their Spanish http://www.neko.com/GeekArchive200609.php#20060913 Wed, 13 Sep 2006 22:15:15 PDT http://www.neko.com/GeekArchive200609.php#20060913 David Crystal's new book about language pundit wars http://www.neko.com/GeekArchive200609.php#20060903 Sun, 3 Sep 2006 21:35:35 PDT http://www.neko.com/GeekArchive200609.php#20060903 A supposedly fun thing that I may do again next year, with no apologies to David Foster Wallace http://www.neko.com/GeekArchive200608.php#20060824 Wed, 24 Aug 2006 22:15:15 PDT http://www.neko.com/GeekArchive200608.php#20060824 You have nothing to lose but your bladder inflammation http://www.neko.com/GeekArchive200608.php#20060816 Wed, 16 Aug 2006 18:35:35 PDT http://www.neko.com/GeekArchive200608.php#20060816 Yet Another translation of War and Peace is marching forward http://www.neko.com/GeekArchive200608.php#20060813 Sun, 13 Aug 2006 21:45:45 PDT http://www.neko.com/GeekArchive200608.php#20060813 Eureka! Archimedes' words revealed by X-ray fluorescence imaging http://www.neko.com/GeekArchive200608.php#20060803 Thu, 3 Aug 2006 14:45:45 PDT http://www.neko.com/GeekArchive200608.php#20060803 A new website for online language learning http://www.neko.com/GeekArchive200607.php#20060731 Mon, 31 Jul 2006 22:30:30 PDT http://www.neko.com/GeekArchive200607.php#20060731 When you're hot, you're hot. http://www.neko.com/GeekArchive200607.php#20060723 Sun, 23 Jul 2006 16:40:40 PDT http://www.neko.com/GeekArchive200607.php#20060723 Ancient Basque inscriptions discovered in Spain... http://www.neko.com/GeekArchive200606.php#20060624 Sat, 24 Jun 2006 21:15:15 PDT http://www.neko.com/GeekArchive200606.php#20060624 Lee Child is not a linguist, but that's OK... http://www.neko.com/GeekArchive200606.php#20060617 Sat, 17 Jun 2006 19:45:45 PDT http://www.neko.com/GeekArchive200606.php#20060617 Keep looking... http://www.neko.com/GeekArchive200606.php#20060610 Sat, 10 Jun 2006 17:35:35 PDT http://www.neko.com/GeekArchive200606.php#20060610 The wolf knows who to eat, as the saying goes. It knows who to eat and is not about to listen to anyone... http://www.neko.com/GeekArchive200605.php#20060531 Wed, 31 May 2006 12:04:00 PDT http://www.neko.com/GeekArchive200605.php#20060531 The Da Vinci Code for women? http://www.neko.com/GeekArchive200605.php#20060521 Sun, 21 May 2006 21:21:21 PDT http://www.neko.com/GeekArchive200605.php#20060521 Finnish heavy-metal band Lordi is coming to Eurovision http://www.neko.com/GeekArchive200604.php#20060425 Tue, 25 Apr 2006 09:58:00 PST http://www.neko.com/GeekArchive200604.php#20060425 Books - not just for geezers anymore... http://www.neko.com/GeekArchive200604.php#20060419 Wed, 19 Apr 2006 21:50:00 PST http://www.neko.com/GeekArchive200604.php#20060419 Watching Japanese dorama http://www.neko.com/GeekArchive200604.php#20060416 Sun, 16 Apr 2006 10:05:00 PST http://www.neko.com/GeekArchive200604.php#20060416 Shiriagari? High-rise terminals? Anyone? http://www.neko.com/GeekArchive200603.php#20060328 Tue, 28 Mar 2006 22:40:00 PST http://www.neko.com/GeekArchive200603.php#20060328 In which I learn two new German words, an increase of 150% http://www.neko.com/GeekArchive200603.php#20060326 Sun, 26 Mar 2006 19:45:00 PST http://www.neko.com/GeekArchive200603.php#20060326 Channeling Proust, for old times' sake http://www.neko.com/GeekArchive200603.php#20060320 Mon, 20 Mar 2006 14:25:00 PST http://www.neko.com/GeekArchive200603.php#20060320 Ukrainian mixed with Russian, with salo on the side http://www.neko.com/GeekArchive200603.php#20060314 Tue, 14 Mar 2006 12:45:00 PST http://www.neko.com/GeekArchive200603.php#20060314 Franglais - c'est fun et facile! http://www.neko.com/GeekArchive200603.php#20060309 Thu, 9 Mar 2006 15:13:00 CST http://www.neko.com/GeekArchive200603.php#20060309 In which I listen to folks flaunting their happy Texanness http://www.neko.com/GeekArchive200603.php#20060304 Sat, 4 Mar 2006 15:52:00 CST http://www.neko.com/GeekArchive200603.php#20060304 Want to learn some French? Have fun... http://www.neko.com/GeekArchive200602.php#20060225 Sat, 25 Feb 2006 19:50:00 PST http://www.neko.com/GeekArchive200602.php#20060225 A weird word from Japan http://www.neko.com/GeekArchive200602.php#20060220 Mon, 20 Feb 2006 14:45:00 PST http://www.neko.com/GeekArchive200602.php#20060220 The Fascination of Basque http://www.neko.com/GeekArchive200602.php#20060217 Fri, 17 Feb 2006 18:15:00 PST http://www.neko.com/GeekArchive200602.php#20060217 Old English, anyone? http://www.neko.com/GeekArchive200602.php#20060214 Tue, 14 Feb 2006 19:50:00 PST http://www.neko.com/GeekArchive200602.php#20060214 Obsessively looking up Japanese slang words http://www.neko.com/GeekArchive200602.php#20060211 Sat, 11 Feb 2006 19:15:00 PST http://www.neko.com/GeekArchive200602.php#20060211 Study of Russian no longer trendy http://www.neko.com/GeekArchive200602.php#20060205 Sun, 5 Feb 2006 11:59:00 PST http://www.neko.com/GeekArchive200602.php#20060205 Wrestling with The Language Geek Test http://www.neko.com/GeekArchive200601.php#20060131 Tue, 31 Jan 2006 22:59:48 PST http://www.neko.com/GeekArchive200601.php#20060131 Learning Japanese through comics http://www.neko.com/GeekArchive200601.php#20060128 Sat, 28 Jan 2006 17:55:55 PST http://www.neko.com/GeekArchive200601.php#20060128 A new movie strives for authentic Native American dialog http://www.neko.com/GeekArchive200601.php#20060125 Wed, 25 Jan 2006 17:20:45 PST http://www.neko.com/GeekArchive200601.php#20060125 In which I peruse Anthony Briggs' new translation http://www.neko.com/GeekArchive200601.php#20060123 Mon, 23 Jan 2006 12:35:25 PST http://www.neko.com/GeekArchive200601.php#20060123 At least the message is delivered in four languages http://www.neko.com/GeekArchive200601.php#20060121 Sat, 21 Jan 2006 12:00:05 PST http://www.neko.com/GeekArchive200601.php#20060121 Young Slovaks understand Czech, but not the other way around http://www.neko.com/GeekArchive200601.php#20060117 Tue, 17 Jan 2006 15:00:00 PST http://www.neko.com/GeekArchive200601.php#20060117 Fun language-related sites you can listen to http://www.neko.com/GeekArchive200601.php#20060114 Sat, 14 Jan 2006 16:30:00 PST http://www.neko.com/GeekArchive200601.php#20060114 A comic about talking dinosaurs! By Ryan North! http://www.neko.com/GeekArchive200601.php#20060108 Sun, 8 Jan 2006 15:50:00 PST http://www.neko.com/GeekArchive200601.php#20060108 Pei-Pei Champion's campaign for traditional Chinese and Zhuyin http://www.neko.com/GeekArchive200601.php#20060106 Fri, 6 Jan 2006 10:35:00 PST http://www.neko.com/GeekArchive200601.php#20060106 Scottish Gaelic gets some new words http://www.neko.com/GeekArchive200601.php#20060101 Sun, 1 Jan 2006 19:10:00 PST http://www.neko.com/GeekArchive200601.php#20060101 Russian words for cool, and other new slang http://www.neko.com/GeekArchive200512.php#20051230 Fri, 30 Dec 2005 15:30:00 PST http://www.neko.com/GeekArchive200512.php#20051230 Talkman software on the PSP http://www.neko.com/GeekArchive200512.php#20051226 Mon, 26 Dec 2005 21:35:00 PST http://www.neko.com/GeekArchive200512.php#20051226 Trying out a home-made Ajax translator http://www.neko.com/GeekArchive200512.php#20051223 Fri, 23 Dec 2005 19:55:00 PST http://www.neko.com/GeekArchive200512.php#20051223