allthingslinguistic:

Linguistics Merch 2016

Xenolinguist tote bag and other items by Lauren Ackerman

Ugly linguistics holiday sweater by @thelingspace

O Christmas syntax tree by @thelingspace

The Rosetta Project wearable disk, via superlinguo

IPA voiced alveopalatal affricate necklace on Etsy

IPA /mɔr ðæn ə bir/ pin on Etsy

Xenolinguistics merit badge on Etsy

IPA cross-stitch pattern file

Asking a linguist how many language do you speak is like asking a doctor how many diseases do you have? sticker on Redbubble (there are quite a lot of linguistics options on Redbubble and Cafepress)

For more linguistics-related gift ideas, see last year’s list of linguistics merch, and this extensive list of linguistics-related pop science books and lingfic.

allthingslinguistic:

This tweet doubles as a great explanation of the difference between semantic and pragmatics:

A: Your greatest weakness?
B: Interpreting semantics of a question but ignoring the pragmatics
A: Could you give an example?
B: Yes, I could

allthingslinguistic:

An improved version of the “axe you a question” meme, by Joseph Captain Coulter. For more context on “axe” (which dates back to before Chaucer), see this story from NPR Codeswitch.

I keep wanting to make a linguistics joke about Jeb Bush’s “Jeb!” signs but I don’t know anyone else who thinks it’s funny to say “yeb” and make an alveolar click every time I see one of his signs.

allthingslinguistic:

This is the the kind of quality linguistics/politics content I am here for.

mymodernmet:

Thrillophilia, an online marketplace for tours and activities, compiled a list of countries, cities, and destinations that many of us may have been say incorrectly all along. Each graphic features a side-by-side comparison of the common, incorrect pronunciation juxtaposed with how the locals say it.

redo but with IPA please because is the first syllable in Montreal like /mə̃n/ or /mʊ̃n/ or /mʉ̃n/ or /mũn/ or one of the OTHER sounds that can be represented by “u”. Don’t half-ass correcting me. What’s the difference between “Bay” and “Bey” if you’re saying Beijing? Are there people saying the first syllable like /baɪ/? If so how are we to pronounce the “bay” given for “Dubai”? I’m seriously concerned more about this than is probably rational but I just feel like the waters are now EXTRA MUDDIED.