Lee's Lexicon

  • So instead of a single word in some language this week, I thought I'd make use of my fancy linguistics degree and venture into the exciting world of linguistic phenomena, in this case what's called the dialect continuum. 
     


  • So once again you will all be witness to my ongoing fascination with Scandinavian languages, because I've got (another) Swedish word this week.
     


  • For all that I've been wandering about the world with the words and languages I've chosen, I believe I have yet to use an English word, and for all its...shall we say, frustrating aspects, English is in many ways a delightful language, with lots of fun words in its own right, especially when you get to really specific topics, like science...or music.