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The High Price for Linguistic Ignorance, and the False Danger of Dropping Gs
–Article by Lee Ballard In a video that has since gone viral, a recent contestant on Wheel of Fortune was penalized for the G-dropping in her pronunciation of the correct answer “Seven Swans A-Swimming.” This should trouble linguists for 3 reasons. First, the incident reveals the stigma against users of…
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The Russian Morphology Dilemma of the FLA
[F[LA]]? [FL[A]]? Ugh.. from Russia with Love and Frustration –Article by Lee Ballard One of the things I love about...
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Phonology and I: El amor en los tiempos de consonantes
–Article by William Sheard I can still remember the first time we stayed up all night together. Clothed in a...
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Linguistics and Literature: Symmetry or Fiction?
by Tyler McPeek, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Nagoya University of Commerce and Business *Note: this paper is part of the FLA Proceedings and has been accepted in revised and expanded form for inclusion in the 2017 FLA Journal of Language. Paper was presented: March 13, 2016. Gainesville, Florida, USA I’ve been…
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