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Updated : Tue, 15 Nov 2011 12:08:04 +0000

Project Nim
Finally saw Project Nim during the summer. It was fascinating but deeply traumatic. I thought I was already on the side of the apes after Rise but this was really shocking. I think it might be too disturbing to show...
Publ.Date : Tue, 04 Oct 2011 20:36:51 +0100

Deaf Not Dumb
This short film won an award at the Young Voices Abode ceremony (South Bank). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0PQAtko8Cc
Publ.Date : Tue, 05 Apr 2011 21:55:00 +0100

Up the Garden Path!
So-called ‘garden path’ sentences are often cited as evidence by people studying and working on language. The idea is that in examples such as (1) and (2), the reader is ‘led up the garden path’ towards an incorrect interpretation. However,...
Publ.Date : Thu, 10 Nov 2011 11:29:41 +0000

how disgust has changed
Not sure about this image but here's a discussion of the history of the word disgusted from BBC news Billy
Publ.Date : Tue, 15 Nov 2011 12:08:04 +0000

Chomsky on Twitter
Salon — why Chomsky is wrong about Twitter Here's Nathan Jurgeson developing a bit more than the usual 'grumpy old Chomsky' argument based on his views on twitter B--)
Publ.Date : Sat, 29 Oct 2011 12:10:02 +0100

Stephen Fry's Planet Word
Stephen Fry's Planet Word is a must-watch for anyone interested in language. He's in that difficult area, though, where he's almost guaranteed to annoy at least some language specialists with at least some aspects of the show. I think I'd...
Publ.Date : Tue, 04 Oct 2011 20:29:09 +0100

Chomsky at UCL
I was lucky enough to attend a talk by Noam Chomsky at UCL recently. It was very enjoyable. I agreed with his main points but I wouldn't adopt his question-handling techniques in class B--)
Publ.Date : Sat, 29 Oct 2011 12:02:21 +0100

'Feeling the meaning' presentation
Lesley Jeffries visited today and gave an excellent talk on syntactic iconicity. She has agreed that we can make her presentation available here: Download — Making the reader feel - Middlesex Post a comment below if you have any thoughts...
Publ.Date : Mon, 14 Mar 2011 19:25:17 +0000

Nushu: a secret 'language'?
There is an article in today's Guardian with the headline 'China's Secret 'Women Only' Language'. As a linguist and a woman, this immediately caught my eye for obvious reasons. How amazing to find a language that was only spoken by...
Publ.Date : Fri, 04 Nov 2011 13:13:41 +0000

Sign language and bilingualism
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/life-bilingual/201103/sign-language-and-bilingualism
Publ.Date : Tue, 05 Apr 2011 21:48:55 +0100
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