Dead Mom (linguistics)
@deadmom.bsky.social
linguist hopeful, final year undergraduate studying literature and linguistics, current interest in syntax
L1: english
L2: spanish
L1: english
L2: spanish
a linguist taking the neutral position is just the king’s high priest that likes playing with the alphabet
December 13, 2024 at 3:03 AM
a linguist taking the neutral position is just the king’s high priest that likes playing with the alphabet
anecdotal but if you framed the question instead to be about vigilante justice killing, that number would sky-rocket
*by an extremely narrow margin* gallup suggests americans approve of the death penalty. important to remember that (a) public opinion can be wrong about something and (b) this is very nearly the lowest approval in a long time!
December 13, 2024 at 2:38 AM
anecdotal but if you framed the question instead to be about vigilante justice killing, that number would sky-rocket
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The tech bro fascination with eugenics is so on brand. The idea that you could make accurate, actionable predictions from individual genotypes (with all their complex, non-linear interactions) from averaged, linearly modeled population-level genomic statistics is just another big data fantasy
December 12, 2024 at 4:13 PM
The tech bro fascination with eugenics is so on brand. The idea that you could make accurate, actionable predictions from individual genotypes (with all their complex, non-linear interactions) from averaged, linearly modeled population-level genomic statistics is just another big data fantasy
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The declension of the Icelandic word banani, "banana". Definite dative plural: bönununum.
December 13, 2024 at 12:46 AM
The declension of the Icelandic word banani, "banana". Definite dative plural: bönununum.
finals and final papers are this week so i’m on full “it’ll probably work out” copium i usually go on about this time…
los exámenes y estudios finales son esta semana y por eso me pongo completamente el «copium» de «estará bien al final» que usualmente tomo a estas horas
los exámenes y estudios finales son esta semana y por eso me pongo completamente el «copium» de «estará bien al final» que usualmente tomo a estas horas
December 3, 2024 at 11:43 PM
finals and final papers are this week so i’m on full “it’ll probably work out” copium i usually go on about this time…
los exámenes y estudios finales son esta semana y por eso me pongo completamente el «copium» de «estará bien al final» que usualmente tomo a estas horas
los exámenes y estudios finales son esta semana y por eso me pongo completamente el «copium» de «estará bien al final» que usualmente tomo a estas horas
idk if twitter has scarred me, but all of the random follows has me v worried about bots on here…
December 3, 2024 at 10:23 PM
idk if twitter has scarred me, but all of the random follows has me v worried about bots on here…
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Languages don't go extinct because they are not rich enough to convey the full range of the thoughts of their speakers. They do go extinct because their speakers are not rich enough to stand up to external pressures, whether outright oppression or the kids looking for jobs in a dominant tongue.
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 8:25 PM
Languages don't go extinct because they are not rich enough to convey the full range of the thoughts of their speakers. They do go extinct because their speakers are not rich enough to stand up to external pressures, whether outright oppression or the kids looking for jobs in a dominant tongue.