At the beginning of May I presented a talk at an event called “AVL Tech Connect,” which is a monthly occurrence of the AVL Digital Nomads group (a wonderful community that I’ve joined here in Asheville, NC). The presentation was well-received, and I thought I’d share it with the wider internet. Linguists bring unique qualifications…
So okay, this interview is actually 6 years old. But Career Linguist has just posted a new version of the video, with fancy editing… and since the original came out before the birth of Linguamonium and was never shared here, I’d like to share it now: My interview with Dr. Anna Marie Trester!
After much delay (eek! just realized it’s been a year!), I have another interview with a career linguist for your reading pleasure. [See the first interview here.] Even though I still get the “I’ve never met a real-live linguist” reaction when telling folks what I do, these days there are indeed people working full-time, earning…
Something I’ve been planning to post occasionally are interviews with career linguists and related language folk – especially those working outside of academia. Yes, they (we) exist! Until recently these were rare birds, but lately the numbers are growing. I credit several factors: the growth of the discipline generally; the growth of technology industries trying…
I love patterns. They’re how we learn and evolve, and they’re everywhere. Here’s a pattern for you. When I tell someone new that I do linguistics, their response often goes like this: Nod and/or smile and/or give small verbal acknowledgment. Slight awkward pause. “And what is linguistics again exactly?”[1] People know that linguistics has to…
