tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695777.post3101439697055376838..comments2024-03-28T11:52:23.369-04:00Comments on Mae's Food Blog: "Linguistics: Why it Matters"Mae Travelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13328946930935633113noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695777.post-83700731468348130112018-12-02T06:50:55.439-05:002018-12-02T06:50:55.439-05:00This book looks interesting. Learning Japanese and...This book looks interesting. Learning Japanese and teaching English in Japan makes me more curious about language than I used to be.Pamelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04207344791348560569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695777.post-62319622794630569622018-11-14T10:26:49.088-05:002018-11-14T10:26:49.088-05:00Sounds like another good read to me. Language cha...Sounds like another good read to me. Language changes over time and it would be interesting to take a linguistics class. I've always wondered why so many people around the world have learned English when so few of us English speaking people don't bother to learn another language. And why do we pronounce the "e" in "team" but not in "bed." And how did it Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02158336083462589188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695777.post-83055038551803155202018-11-14T08:55:27.847-05:002018-11-14T08:55:27.847-05:00Sounds like an interesting book. Sounds like an interesting book. Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08915400068613145577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695777.post-75574198245724822732018-11-14T07:51:55.163-05:002018-11-14T07:51:55.163-05:00This sounds interesting. I remember that my linqui...This sounds interesting. I remember that my linquistics class in college was one of my favorites but I think what I liked most was learning to write in the phonetic alphabet. I wish I remembered more of that -- for a long time I used it to take notes in college. When we were on Portobello Road, I think we heard just about every language except English (although some was no doubt English with Jeaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17482528482559445943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695777.post-29196340776810473192018-11-14T07:49:34.816-05:002018-11-14T07:49:34.816-05:00I'm adding this to my Christmas wish list - it...I'm adding this to my Christmas wish list - it sounds fascinating. bermudaonionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726401178972099557noreply@blogger.com