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Linguistics Girl: The Linguistic Librarian is all about language. Learn about the phonology, morphology, and syntax of the English language as well as linguistic theories and more about language in general. The mission of Linguistics Girl is to provide information about all things linguistic to all readers interested in language. Linguistics Girl is written by Heather Johnson.
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How to Diagram a Sentence: Form-Function DiagramsWhat is grammar? The popular notion is actual or presumed prescriptive notions about the correct use of a language. But linguistics...
May 20, 2019 -
Using Verbs and Verb Phrases as Noun Phrase ComplementsNotional grammars define verbs as “words that denote actions and states of being.” A verb phrase consists of a verb plus...
May 13, 2019 -
Please Don’t Lambast(e) MeI love all forms of word play. Before Easter, I heard a local news reporter pronounce the word <lambasted> “to criticize...
May 11, 2019 -
Word Matrix: Kin<kin> “family; race; kind, sort, rank; nature” from Old English cynn Word Sums Kin a + Kin -> akin Kin...
May 10, 2019 -
Word Matrix: Rain<rain> “water from clouds” from Old English regn “rain” Word Sums Rain Rain + s -> rains Rain + ed ->...
May 9, 2019 -
Word Matrix: Vegete<vegete> “non-animal life ,” from Old French vegetable “living, fit to live,” directly from Medieval Latin vegetabilis “growing,...
May 3, 2019 -
Not All Forms That Function as Adverbials Are AdverbsThe other day I read a tweet that made some claims about adverbs: “The -s in “unawares,” as in “they were...
May 1, 2019 -
Word Matrix: Pink<pink> “pale red color” meaning “pale rose color” first recorded 1733 “small” from Dutch pink “small” Word Sums pink Pink +...
April 18, 2019 -
Word Matrix: Yester<yester> “former, earlier, previous” from Old English geostran “yesterday” Words Sums Yester Yester + s = yesters Yester + Day =...
April 16, 2019 -
Word Matrix: Somn<somn> “sleep” from somnus “sleep” Words Sums Somn + us = somnus Somn + o + G(e)n(e) = somnogen Somn +...
April 15, 2019 -
Are ‘Yesterday,’ ‘Today’, and ‘Tomorrow’ Nouns or Adverbs?Are the words yesterday, today, and tomorrow adverbs or nouns? Oxford Living Dictionaries identifies all three words as an adverb first...
April 14, 2019 -
Lies Your Grammar Teacher Told You: Singular and PluralI recently shared a photo across my social media accounts of the grammar textbook that I currently use with my oldest....
April 6, 2019 -
Word Matrix: Thaumate<thaumate> “wonder, astonishment, thing to look at, miracle,” from Greek thauma (genitive thaumatos), literally “a thing to look at,” from root...
April 4, 2019 -
Word Matrix: Thauma<thauma> “wonder, astonishment, thing to look at, miracle,” from Greek thauma (genitive thaumatos), literally “a thing to look at,” from root...
April 4, 2019 -
Word Matrix: Ichor<ichor> “ethereal fluid that serves for blood in the veins of the gods,” from French ichor or Modern Latin ichor, from...
April 3, 2019
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