How new words become part of a language
This article from New Scientist take a look at "a simple computer model that reflects how people invent words and use them."
Linguistic Obsession
"Want to see smoke come out of my ears, just show me a misplaced apostrophe or an improperly used transitive verb." I didn't write that, but I'll be nice and not edit the wonky use of commas by my generous host.
- How new words become part of a language
- Check out this subject line
- The joys of free software
- Lesser-known editing and proofreading marks
- The purloined apostrophe
- Alien Loves Predator
- Ozy and Millie: Important issues
- Library sign
- Airport language
- Correct Microsoft's Grammar
- January 2005
- February 2005
- April 2005
- May 2005
- August 2005
- September 2005
- October 2005
- Current Posts
