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Employing linguistics: Thinking and talking about careers for linguists (Trester 2022)

Through the language glass: Why the world looks different in other languages (Deutscher 2011)

When languages die: The extinction of the world’s languages and the erosion of human knowledge (Harrison 2007)

The dawn of language: Axes, lies, midwifery, and how we came to talk (Johansson 2021)

The singing Neanderthals: The origins of music, language, mind, and body (Mithen 2005)

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  Book List: The Linguistics Starter PackAugust 29, 2022
  Curious about linguistics but not sure where you can learn more? The Linguistics Starter Pack is for you! This is a curated list of my top recommendations for getting started in linguistics. Most of the items on this list are popular science books, aimed at a general audience, and written in a non-technical way. I’ve also included a few highly accessible introductory textbooks if you’re looking for something more structured instead. Note: The links on this page are Amazon affiliate links, which means I get a small commission from any book you buy through these links (at no additional costContinue reading “Book List: The Linguistics Starter Pack”
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  Language and thought: Talking about directionsMay 28, 2022
  I love the movie Arrival but it perpetuates one of the biggest myths in linguistics: that language influences how we think about time.
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  Book List: Animal Communication & CognitionApril 25, 2022
  A curated list of books about animal communication and cognition.
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  Can animals talk to their owners with buttons?April 21, 2022
  Many animals on TikTok are using audio buttons to communicate with their owners! But is this language?
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  Numbers are hardDecember 9, 2021
  If Old English shows vestiges of a base-12 counting system, then when did “hundred” mean 120 instead of 144?
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  Grammaticalization in Somali and the development of morphological tone (Kaldhol & Stausland Johnsen)January 7, 2021
  How do tones come to be used to mark grammatical features in a language? Here’s how it happened in Somali.
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  Review: Speaking American: How y’all, youse, and you guys talk (Josh Katz, 2020)January 6, 2021
  Review of the book “Speaking American: How y’all, youse, and you guys talk” (Josh Katz, 2020).