The variety of shape, pattern, and color found in the languages of the world is a testament to the wonder of nature, to the breathtaking array of possibilities that can emerge, tangled and wild, from the fertile human endowments of brain and larynx, intelligence and social skills.
The variety of shape, pattern, and color found in the languages of the world is a testament to the wonder of nature, to the breathtaking array of pos… - Arika Okrent
The variety of shape, pattern, and color found in the languages of the world is a testament to the wonder of nature, to the breathtaking array of pos…
- Arika Okrent
Before you judge me as some kind of 'anything goes' language heathen, let me just say that I'm not against usage standards. I don't violate them when… - Arika Okrent
Before you judge me as some kind of 'anything goes' language heathen, let me just say that I'm not against usage standards. I don't violate them when…
The job of the linguist, like that of the biologist or the botanist, is not to tell us how nature should behave, or what its creations should look li… - Arika Okrent
The job of the linguist, like that of the biologist or the botanist, is not to tell us how nature should behave, or what its creations should look li…
What kind of a world do we live in that has room for dog yoga but not for Esperanto? - Arika Okrent
What kind of a world do we live in that has room for dog yoga but not for Esperanto?
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