A comic about fieldwork 3
This comic is a great illustration of what it means to be a linguist surrounded by people speaking the language you are studying. We areRead More
A comic about the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis
This comic is inspired by the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, and especially its interpretation in the 2016 film Arrival. Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, more precisely called “linguistic relativity”, refersRead More
A comic about laplap
This comic talks about my experience of falling in love with laplap, the national dish of Vanuatu. My favorite by far is the laplap madeRead More
Uncovering grammatical meanings through fieldwork
I recently gave an outreach talk about my research to a group of physicists interested in linguistics, and I decided to share the summary ofRead More
A comic about fieldwork 2
This comic tells a short story based on true events. In my field site, there was one particular rooster that made the most noise outRead More
A comic about tropical fruit
Here is a new lego comic I decided to post today. The positive feedback I received as a response to the previous comic (and playingRead More
A comic about fieldwork
Linguists are often found in funny situations like this where “learning about the language” typically means learning and analyzing the grammar, while learning to speakRead More