Silly Linguistics

We here at Silly Linguistics love language and linguistics and want to share it with the world. Have you ever wondered why English spelling was so weird? Have you ever wondered where words come from? Well, in this magazine we cover all this and more. We talk to linguists and ask them all sorts of interesting questions about language. We talk to language lovers and talk to them about their highs and lows of language learning.

LEARNING HOW TO LEARN: CONFRONTING MISCONCEPTIONS AND MYTHS ABOUT LANGUAGE LEARNING

Initial consonant mutations in modern Irish, a question of point of view?

Germanic languages love R • Languages are curious things Languages change in strange ways

(DOUBLE) STANDARD AND NON-STANDARD LANGUAGE

AD HOQ THE MYSTERIOUS EPIGRAPHY INSIDE THE HOQ CAVE OF SOCOTRA

ONE PEOPLE, TWO LANGUAGES • A LOOK AT ONE TOWN’S GENDER-BASED WAY OF COMMUNICATION.