LWI Magazine publishes essays on linguistics and language preservation, covering topics such as the decline of elegant prose, Dutch loanwords in Indonesian, and French-based creole cultures. Readers get accessible historical and linguistic context on how colonialism and language contact shaped the words and cultures people use today.
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A weekly newsletter by linguist Colin Gorrie exploring the hidden history of English words and writing conventions, with accessible essays on etymology, usage, and how language works. Readers get well-researched explanations of why everyday words and grammar came to be the way they are.
A newsletter on English spelling, etymology and orthography, with occasional pieces on literacy teaching and writing instruction. Readers get close word-history analysis and the author's pointed responses to debates within the structured word inquiry community.
Spoken Arabic is a blog of essays and reviews on learning Arabic and the culture it carries, with a focus on the gap between Modern Standard Arabic and spoken dialects. Recent issues review dialect learning resources and explain the meaning and history of colloquial expressions such as ma'lesh.
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