Andrew WengerJan 13, 20233 minParts of speech (in any language)Basics of grammar. A 1-pager to guide you through the different types of words that make up a language: English and the one you are studying
Andrew WengerDec 8, 20211 min7 December: The stress of language-speakingDiscussion point: “English is the most tonal of all European languages.” The Swede could make a similar claim, but they do it in a...
Andrew WengerJul 21, 20215 min“In case of fire, please alarm the hotel porter” and other amusing mistranslations Humour: one of the best tools of the linguist, whether to understand the target language/culture or to laugh at ourselves - and with others
Andrew WengerMay 6, 20213 minHow to type special characters/accents on foreign wordshow to type accents on foreign words, special characters, “diacritics”. Here is a range of options for how to do it