At least this is how I felt as a student, but fortunately I have to admit that it’s not always that bad. Linguistics can alsoRead More
A comic about Nafsan
A comic about my fieldwork again! Nafsan is a language spoken in Vanuatu and it was the main focus of my PhD and my ongoingRead More
A comic about accent and Harry Potter
A continuation of last week’s comic…the muggle researcher is now in the charms class.
A comic about Latin and Harry Potter
Have you ever wondered if the students in Harry Potter are taught anything at all about the etymology of their spells? I wish I couldRead More
Presentation at the ALS conference
Last month I presented my talk on the topic of semantics of mood and aspect in Nafsan at the 2020 Conference of the Australian LinguisticRead More
A comic about what linguistics is not (with C3PO)
This is probably a cliché complaint by now, but it is also very true. Every time I say I am a linguist, people ask meRead More
Language without syntax? Lessons from Star Trek
In Star Trek: The New Generation there is an interesting linguistic episode in Season 5 called Darmok. In this episode, our heroes come across aRead More
A comic about fieldwork 4
Another comic about fieldwork! It always seems like other people’s fieldwork experience was easier and better, but in the end of the day we allRead More