Sociolinguistics and Linguistic Anthropology

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VeriLingo is dedicated to sociolinguistic, linguistic anthropological and other issues concerning language, society and culture.

Bilingualism. While the name designates the ability and or state of speaking two languages, the reality is a bit more complicated than that. For example, many people speak more than two languages (often called multilingual or plurilingual or even a polyglot), but even if they only (only ha) speak two, chances are that those languages are not spoken or used in the same way.

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VeriLingo is dedicated to sociolinguistic, linguistic anthropological and other issues concerning language, society and culture.

Scholar Spotlight is back! with the latest blog post! Learn more about David Crystal and his many contributions to modern linguistics and language study!

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This time of year often involves leaving the cozy sanctuary of your linguistics department where everyone knows what a wug is and spending quality time with your non-linguist friends and family. Who, bless ‘em, are often a little bit confused about linguistics. So I’ve…

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Excellent! I've been through this conversations so many times 

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VeriLingo is dedicated to sociolinguistic, linguistic anthropological and other issues concerning language, society and culture.

Well, um, yeah, like. People use so-called fillers to provide a lot of information in a short amount of time and space. As discourse markers, sometimes fillers can be annoying, but almost always are they necessary. Either way, they reveal a lot about the person who is speaking and what he or she is talking about.

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VeriLingo's founder Matthew John Hadodo is proud to announce that he will be a member of a panel presenting on the Cappadocia region of Turkey. This October 16 at Hellenic College Holy Cross in Boston.

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In a few other posts, we have discussed how languages change and ultimately die. These linguistic phenomena take place over long periods of time and space and usually directly involve or lead to the expansion of language families.

A brief overview on language families, reconstruction and linguistic evolution

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What Great Writers Can Learn From Children's Books

Most experts agree: when you’re learning how to write, reading as much as possible should be part of your daily life. And that means reading everything! Here, New Milford, NJ teacher Matthew H. explains what you can even learn from your favorite childhood books... Children’s... #writing

VeriLingo founder, Matthew John Hadodo, wrote this piece on improving writing skills (academic/creative) by reading children's literature! Find out more here!

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VeriLingo is proud to present the newest section to our blog entitled the Scholar Spotlight. Our first spotlight focuses on William Labov, a true pioneer in the field of sociolinguistic variation and dialectology.

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How can a language die? Is a language an entity that can exhibit the properties of life and death? The short answer to that second question is a resounding yes!