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The plot of last night's episode of Pushing Daisies featured a secret society of bellmen dedicated to helping the poor. Their motto, ...

Recently announced on Linguist List is a companion website for English with an Accent by Rosina Lippi-Green. I use this text as primary r...

Q: What do you call a Welsh dictionary? A: a LLexicon.

Wow, it's been quite a while since I posted anything here - for a variety of reasons no doubt. Though I can update that an unintended c...

Just a few linguisticky jokes to pass the time... Knock Knock! Who's there? Recursivity! Recursivity Who? Knock Knock! Who's there? ...

Not sure how long this link will stay up but; it's to a press release about research on airflow vortices generated in/above the larynx ...

Several recent Language Log posts have channeled a series of Tank MacNamara strips poking fun at the language of sports personalities. It...

Overheard not 5 minutes ago: "...and I wanted to know if I could pick you up something for the ..." This combines a double object ...