linguistics, squee!

You meet people in the most unlikely places... while participating in telepwen's comment spam, I met squyd, and look what kindred spirits we turned out to be!


squyd: Linguistics are so cool...

janetlin: indeed they are

squyd: do you happen to know what sociolignguistics are?

janetlin: not an official definition, no, though I surmise it's to do with the way language evolves as influenced by sociocultural factors. Words take on new meanings simply because people start _using_ them that way... (the evolution of "punk" has always amused me)

squyd: Do you think it would be an interesting course to take? Trying to figure out my schedule for next sem...

janetlin: _I_ would take it, because it fits very very nicely in with my whole theme of historical linguistics

squyd: Yay!

janetlin: because social influences have a lot to do with the way languages have evolved over time. My whole schtick is why words mean what they mean, how they have come to be the way they are now...

squyd: There's all the confirmation I needed. *registers* (I think it would be a cool subject, too -- I just wanted to make sure that's what it would probably be.)

janetlin: both on a micro scale (evolution within a single language, and English is great for that), and a macro (because I am of the camp that all languages have a common origin, and they are all spin-offs of that universal source and/or each other)

squyd: Ee!

janetlin: *laugh* are you falling in love with me again?

squyd: again, indeed. We should totally talk language sometime, because I <3 it

janetlin: *cheesy grin*

linguistics, squee!

You meet people in the most unlikely places... while participating in telepwen's comment spam, I met squyd, and look what kindred spirits we turned out to be!


squyd: Linguistics are so cool...

janetlin: indeed they are

squyd: do you happen to know what sociolignguistics are?

janetlin: not an official definition, no, though I surmise it's to do with the way language evolves as influenced by sociocultural factors. Words take on new meanings simply because people start _using_ them that way... (the evolution of "punk" has always amused me)

squyd: Do you think it would be an interesting course to take? Trying to figure out my schedule for next sem...

janetlin: _I_ would take it, because it fits very very nicely in with my whole theme of historical linguistics

squyd: Yay!

janetlin: because social influences have a lot to do with the way languages have evolved over time. My whole schtick is why words mean what they mean, how they have come to be the way they are now...

squyd: There's all the confirmation I needed. *registers* (I think it would be a cool subject, too -- I just wanted to make sure that's what it would probably be.)

janetlin: both on a micro scale (evolution within a single language, and English is great for that), and a macro (because I am of the camp that all languages have a common origin, and they are all spin-offs of that universal source and/or each other)

squyd: Ee!

janetlin: *laugh* are you falling in love with me again?

squyd: again, indeed. We should totally talk language sometime, because I <3 it

janetlin: *cheesy grin*