Topic : LinguisticsLanguage LoungeA Monthly Column for Word LoversPride and Prejudice and Natural Language Processing April 2, 2018 By Orin Hargraves
As I read Jane Austen, the question that is ever in the back of my mind is, how did she do it? Surprisingly, computers are quite helpful in discovering some of the aspects of Austen's writing that make it distinctive in the wide field of English fiction.
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Article Topics:Evasive ManeuversEuphemisms old and newEuphemizing Some Spicy Meatballs March 7, 2018 By Mark Peters
I always let my readers wet their beaks in the deep pool of drivel I've collected from reservoirs of rot and lakes of lunacy. Please enjoy the following euphemisms and consider using them in your love sonnets and fraud trials.
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Article Topics:Language LoungeA Monthly Column for Word LoversMachine Translation Dreams March 1, 2018 By Orin Hargraves
Accurate and dependable machine translation has long been a dream among linguists and computer scientists alike. Will computers get there eventually? Possibly.
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Article Topics:Word RoutesExploring the pathways of our lexiconFor Whomst Does the Neologism Toll? February 23, 2018 By Mark Peters
Sometimes — mayhaps many times — we need words to help us make fun of other words, not to mention the preening posers who use them, including ourselves.
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Article Topics:Language LoungeA Monthly Column for Word LoversThe Duties and Powers of His Office February 1, 2018 By Orin Hargraves
Here in the Lounge, we've been thinking (not surprisingly!) about the language of the 25th Amendment.
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Article Topics:Behind the DictionaryLexicographers Talk About Language"Fake News" Is the Real Word of the Year January 7, 2018 By Nancy Friedman
In the past year, fake news has gained currency as well as a new sense: Not only can it signify "disinformation or falsehoods spread as real news" – but it has also come to mean "actual news that is claimed to be untrue" if it's perceived as unflattering.
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Article Topics:Word RoutesExploring the pathways of our lexiconOctlantis: A Word and World With Many Tentacles December 4, 2017 By Mark Peters
The recent discovery of Octlantis, an undersea community of octopuses just off the eastern coast of Australia, is a reminder of how a novel blend can perfectly name a new phenomenon, no matter how wild or multi-tentacled.
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