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Monday, March 5, 2012
Random Linguistics Definitions Beginning with the Letter "V"
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verbal dueling In sociolinguistics, a term which refers to the competitive use of language, within a game-like structure, with rules that a...
Monday, January 23, 2012
Random Linguistics Definitions Beginning with the Letter "P"
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pandialectal A term used primarily in dialectology and sociolinguistics to characterize any linguistic feature, rule, etc., which is applic...
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Update: Linguistics in the News and on Jeopardy
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In December of last year I posted about the upcoming Jeopardy match that will pit a computer named Watson against two of Jeopardy's win...
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Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Linguistics in the News and on Jeopardy
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This just in from CNN Tech: 'Jeopardy!' to pit human champs against IBM computer According to the article linked to above, an IBM co...
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Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Would You Accent My Friendship?
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The March 2010 issue of Scientific American included an article about a Harvard University study that looked at how children select friend...
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