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Building a library of free linguistics education one article at a time.

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Reduplication: a typological overview

Reduplication: a typological overview

An exhaustive guide to the typology of reduplication in linguistics, with lots of examples.

A Walkthrough of My Streaming Setup

A Walkthrough of My Streaming Setup

Some tips on setting up a video studio for linguists, other academics, and anyone else who is curious.

Old English Graded Reader #3. Matthew 13:3–8

Old English Graded Reader #3. Matthew 13:3–8

The third in a series of beginner-level readings in Old English.

Old English Graded Reader #2. Matthew 12:18–21

Old English Graded Reader #2. Matthew 12:18–21

The second in a series of beginner-level readings in Old English.

The Language of the Saint Lawrence Iroquoians: A 500 Year-Old Mystery

The Language of the Saint Lawrence Iroquoians: A 500 Year-Old Mystery

What kind of language did the people of Hochelaga and Stadacona speak?

My conlangs

My conlangs

All the published material on conlangs I've worked on over the years collected in one place.

Old English Vocabulary: Your First 700 Words

Old English Vocabulary: Your First 700 Words

Over seven hundred of the most common words and word forms in Old English so you can read without running the dictionary for every other word.

Grammatical Relations: The Difference Between Subject and Object

Grammatical Relations: The Difference Between Subject and Object

Learn how to distinguish between the two most important roles in a sentence.

Language and Human Nature: A Self-Study Curriculum

Language and Human Nature: A Self-Study Curriculum

An introduction to linguistics as a cognitive science.

Descriptive vs Prescriptive Grammar: A Simple Explanation

Descriptive vs Prescriptive Grammar: A Simple Explanation

Why linguists don't believe in 'bad grammar'.

Old English Graded Reader #1. Matthew 7:24–27

Old English Graded Reader #1. Matthew 7:24–27

The first in a series of beginner-level readings in Old English, with plenty of grammatical hand-holding.

Free Old English Resources

Free Old English Resources

A curated list of resources for learning Old English.

Grammar and the Lexicon

Grammar and the Lexicon

Exploring the basic structure of the theory of generative syntax.

Learn Phonological Theory: A Self-Study Curriculum

Learn Phonological Theory: A Self-Study Curriculum

Learn phonology, the study of sound patterns, from scratch.

Linguistic Diversity and Uniformity

Linguistic Diversity and Uniformity

Are languages fundamentally similar or different?

Learn Syntactic Theory: A Self-Study Curriculum

Learn Syntactic Theory: A Self-Study Curriculum

Learn syntax, the study of sentence structure, from scratch.

Notes on Latin and the Romance Vocabulary

Notes on Latin and the Romance Vocabulary

Why certain Latin words never made it into the Romance languages.

The ultimate guide to conlang word generators

The ultimate guide to conlang word generators

I tried all the automated tools for generating your conlang lexicon so you don't have to.

The complete guide to vowel inventories

The complete guide to vowel inventories

Learn the patterns in the structure and organization of vowel inventories.

What is language in linguistics?

What is language in linguistics?

Language is something that seems easy enough to define until you actually start to look at it closely. Then it starts to get hazy.

The adventure of the "Guttural R"

The adventure of the "Guttural R"

Where did French and German get their R sound from?

Teacher, teach!

Teacher, teach!

A manifesto for indie higher education.

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