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I have a PhD in linguistics. My areas of interest include language documentation, Tibeto-Burman linguistics, gesture, language play, LOLspeak, evidentiality and making bad puns. I blog about language and linguistics at www.superlinguo.com

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26 The relationship between “orange” the colour and “orange” the fruit Sep 30 '11
22 Do some languages have articles besides the definite and indefinite articles? Sep 13 '11
17 Languages with a 12th Basic Color Term Nov 15 '11
17 Why do most words for “mother”, across languages, start with an [m], and for “father” with [p]/[b], but not vice versa? Oct 21 '11
16 Is Nicaraguan Sign Language the only language born from nothing? Sep 14 '11
16 Are there any Sino-Tibetan languages that don't have an isolating morphology? Sep 13 '11
14 Are first words in signed languages composed of signs that babies frequently babble? Nov 25 '11
13 Has there been any research into the phonetics of ventriloquism? Nov 25 '11
11 Is there a general consensus on what modern language is the closest relative of Albanian? Sep 29 '11
10 Examples of physical signs adding content to conversation? Sep 28 '11
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