#isogloss

[dsm-wannabe-linguist]

happy year here’s my first unnecessarily niche joke of 2023

[noosphe-re]

An isogloss, also called a heterogloss, is the geographic boundary of a certain linguistic feature, such as the pronunciation of a vowel, the meaning of a word, or the use of some morphological or syntactic feature. Isoglosses are a subject of study in dialectology, in which they demarcate the differences between regional dialects of a language; in areal linguistics, in which they represent the extent of borrowing of features between languages in contact with one another; and in the wave model of historical linguistics, in which they indicate the similarities and differences between members of a language family.

Wikipedia

[nixie-dantes-belvedere]

Slovenské frazeologizmy/Slovak phraseologisms

Už je ruka v rukáve (the hand is already in the sleeve) - everything is already arranged

Spustiť gajdy (to run the bagpipes) - to weep, to wail

Dostať z koláča dieru (to get a hole from the pie) - to get nothing/no reward

Mať lepkavé prsty (to have sticky fingers) - to like to steal things, be a thief

Nemať všetkých doma (to not have everyone at home) - to behave strangely, make bad decisions

Myslí si, že všetok rozum pojedol (he thinks he has eaten all reason) - conceited, exalts himself above others

Padnúť z blata do kaluže (to fall from mud into a puddle) - to get from a bad situation to an even worse one

Byť sto rokov za opicami (to be a hundred years behind the monkeys) - to be primitive, cumbersome, ignorant of life

Raz za uhorský rok (once per Hungarian year) - very rarely

Trieť biedu (to rub misery) - to live miserably

Chváliť sa cudzím perím (to boast of other people's feathers) - to take credit for the merits, achievements, accomplishments of others

Odísť z dlhým nosom (to leave with a long nose) - to have no success, to be ashamed, disappointed

Mať maslo na hlave (to have butter on one's head) - to not be guiltless, to not have clear conscience

[neurosciencenews]

Physics of Bubbles May Explain Language Patterns

Language patterns could be predicted by simple laws of physics, a new study has found.

The research is in Physical Review X. (full access paywall)

[ananiujitha]

Goths 1 mile north of Tridaintum

"Ih? Hwas-u the fuck is an ih?"

[luckycollectionbread]

Wikipedia word of the day is isogloss : (sociolinguistics, geography) A line on a map indicating the geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature. Today is International Mother Language Day, which is recognized by the United Nations to promote linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingualism.

[thatsnakeman]

isogloss : (sociolinguistics, geography) A line on a map indicating the geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature. Today is International Mother Language Day, which is recognized by the United Nations to promote linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingualism.

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/isogloss

[twinblr]

isogloss : (sociolinguistics, geography) A line on a map indicating the geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature. Today is International Mother Language Day, which is recognized by the United Nations to promote linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingualism.

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/isogloss