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.

SHEEPISH FOR BEGINNERS

Everything Is Fish Geese, Bees and You, too

Irreversible Binomials, Treat or Trick‽

HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE • The next chapter of the English language is very important to cover because during this time English became the language we know today. Starting with the first printing press in England, the English language started being standardised. Standardisation is a very important step for a written language as it allows anyone anywhere to understand what is being written. It also means you can communicate over time.

Weekdays Across Faith and Time

THE YUCHI LANGUAGE, AND THE QUESTION OF THE ORIGINS OF YUCHI WRITING, CHEROKEE WRITING, & OTHER CONNECTIONS