Language Filter
  1. About Words

    At About Words, the official Cambridge Dictionaries Online blog, language lovers can find posts on new words, etymologies of trending buzzwords, and discussions of grammar and slang.
    Education
  2. Native: An Interview with Arab-Israeli Author Sayed Kashua

    At REORIENT, Sarah Aziza engages Sayed Kashua in a wide-ranging conversation on identity, exile, and being an Arab author writing in Hebrew.
    Authors
    REORIENT
    by Sarah Aziza
  3. What the $@#%: Two Editors on Blogging About Swearing

    At Strong Language, editors Stan Carey and James Harbeck blog about swearing.
    Interviews
    Images by James Harbeck
    Feature
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  4. The Electric Agora

    Billing itself “a modern symposium for the digital age,” The Electric Agora publishes essays on wide-ranging topics, from science to philosophy, by a team of multidisciplinary thinkers.
    Academia
  5. The Humanities Are Not “Frivolous”

    At Zócalo Public Square, Irina Dumitrescu argues against the notion that a liberal arts education is a luxury, sharing stories of political prisoners whose knowledge of languages and poetry proved crucial to their survival.
    Academia
    Zócalo Public Square
    by Irina Dumitrescu
  6. How Billy Joel Taught Me To Write

    At Lit Hub, novelist Benjamin Wood explains how the Piano Man shaped him as a writer: “Any good sentence I’ve composed as a novelist (there must be one somewhere) has a lot to do with the unwitting tuition of Billy Joel.”
    Jetpack
    Literary Hub
    by Benjamin Wood
  7. Creative Problem Solving in Translation and Motherhood

    “As with babies, there isn’t always a clean and clear-cut solution for translations.” At Ploughshares, Yardenne Greenspan reflects on motherhood and translating the untranslatable.
    Family
    "As with babies, there isn’t always a clean and clear-cut solution for translations." At Ploughshares, Yardenne Greenspan reflects on motherhood and translating the untranslatable.
    The Ploughshares Blog
    by Yardenne Greenspan
  8. Mother Tongues

    Ellen Rykers explores linguistics, anthropology, and biology, with an emphasis on Earth’s disappearing languages. She writes about language and science in an engaging way, and includes fun drawings in her posts.
    Language
    Ellen Rykers explores linguistics, anthropology, and biology, with an emphasis on Earth’s disappearing languages. She writes about language and science in an engaging way, and includes fun drawings in her posts.
  9. It’s Okay to Say “Autism”

    April is Autism Awareness Month, and at The Autistic Beekeeper, Stef talks about the reluctance of many people — including close friends and family — to even utter the word “autism.”
    Autism
    April is Autism Awareness Month, and at The Autistic Beekeeper, Stef talks about the reluctance of many people -- including close friends and family -- to even utter the word "autism."
    The Autistic Beekeeper
    by Stef
  10. Sentence First

    Stan Carey, based in the west of Ireland, blogs about the English language in an engaging, accessible way. Sentence First is his popular blog on linguistics, words, grammar, and more.
    Language
    Stan Carey, based in the west of Ireland, blogs about the English language in an engaging, accessible way. Sentence First is his popular blog on linguistics, words, grammar, and more.
  11. Sesquiotica

    “Words are delicious and intoxicating,” writes James Harbeck of his blog, Sesquiotica. “So why not taste them like a fine wine?” He focuses on language and linguistics, and compiles a category called Word Tasting Notes, in which he explores his aesthetic appreciation of words.

    Language
    "Words are delicious and intoxicating," writes James Harbeck of his blog, Sesquiotica. "So why not taste them like a fine wine?" He focuses on language and linguistics, and compiles a category called Word Tasting Notes, in which he explores his aesthetic appreciation of words.
  12. Language: A Feminist Guide

    Author and academic Debbie Cameron blogs about the English language, debunks common myths, and explores linguistic issues that are of interest to contemporary feminists. She’s the author of The Myth of Mars and Venus and editor at Trouble & Strife.
    Culture
    Author and academic Debbie Cameron blogs about the English language, debunks common myths, and explores linguistic issues that are of interest to contemporary feminists. She's the author of The Myth of Mars and Venus and editor at Trouble & Strife.
  13. Silent Princesses, Lazy Crows: On Disney’s Language Problem

    Grace, a linguist-in-training, digs beyond the innocent facade of Disney’s animated features and discovers persistent racial stereotypes and female heroines who speak less with every passing decade.

    Commentary
    Grace, a linguist-in-training, digs beyond the innocent facade of Disney's animated features and discovers persistent racial stereotypes and female heroines who speak less with every passing decade.
    Cultural Life
    by Grace
  14. Stroppy Editor

    Stroppy Editor is the personal blog of Tom Freeman, an editor in London. “Like almost all jobs, mine is sometimes dull and sometimes frustrating,” he writes, “but I get to play around with words, which I enjoy.” Here, he blogs about language, editing, grammar, and more.
    Language
    Stroppy Editor is the personal blog of Tom Freeman, an editor in London. "Like almost all jobs, mine is sometimes dull and sometimes frustrating," he writes, "but I get to play around with words, which I enjoy." Here, he blogs about language, editing, grammar, and more.
  15. Not One-Off Britishisms

    Author, journalism professor, and language lover Ben Yagoda digs deep into the creeping (and often entertaining) presence of British expressions and usage in American English.
    Commentary