All Things Linguistic [Unofficial]

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A blog about all things linguistic by Gretchen McCulloch. I cohost Lingthusiasm, a podcast that's enthusiastic about linguistics. I'm the author of […] 🌉 bridged from 🌐 https://allthingslinguistic.com/: https://fed.brid.gy/web/allthingslinguistic.com

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Gesture: every language has them, but what do they have to do with the emoji on your phone? Lauren…

May 22·1 min read·75 words

Lingthusiasm Episode 116: Cross-cultural communication (in space!)

May 22·4 min read·749 words

Our latest piece is live! The brilliant Soila Kenya writes about the dominance of English in fandom…

May 14·2 min read·375 words

January, February, & March 2026: Abridged sonnets and legible arrangements

May 12·1 min read·10 words

Lingthusiasm Episode 115: The long shadow of Daisy Bates with This Guy Sucked

Apr 30·1 min read·13 words

I’m a linguist and this is completely true.

Apr 20·1 min read·8 words

I read this post first like a month or two ago and it absolutely rewired how I thought about gender…

Apr 19·1 min read·20 words

I once chatted with a guy from Hawaii, we started talking about languages. I mentioned that while…

Apr 18·1 min read·17 words

the parallel w/ germanic bear is interesting but it must be said that “brown one” is vastly inferior…

Apr 17·1 min read·18 words

nice outfit LOSER. 1443 called but in a dialect of Early Modern English that hadn’t experienced the…

Apr 16·1 min read·17 words

the-lax-disciple: thatswhywelovegermany:mareebrittenford: randomgerman: linguistness: thatswhywel...

Apr 15·1 min read·5 words

We’re taking you on a journey to new linguistic destinations, so come along for the ride and don’t…

Apr 10·1 min read·18 words

I had to ask Kory Stamper about how she found out about this plot twist that she put in True Color,…

Apr 10·1 min read·21 words

Shoot for the moon, even if you miss you’ll land among some morphemes

Mar 20·1 min read·13 words

I have been waiting for this book from Kory Stamper since I was a fan of her blog in 2014 and it…

Mar 20·1 min read·22 words

Bonus 109: Skipping rhymes, counting chants, and fortune-telling games - Children’s oral culture

Mar 10·1 min read·13 words

Lingthusiasm Episode 113: Why “it’s a diglossia!” explains so many social dynamics

Feb 20·1 min read·12 words

If you’re a person who enjoys finding things out before other people, this might be a particularly…

Feb 6·1 min read·17 words