The site Starkey Comics has some cartoons illustrating Vietnamese names for a few: fruits and vegetables Vietnamese Fruits and Vegetables, Literally Translated – Starkey Comics animals Vietnamese Animal Names – Starkey Comics Here is a list of the items covered. I’ve given 2 versions of the literal meaning: first, the literal meaning of the individual…… Continue reading Some fruits, vegetables and animals in Vietnamese
Month: December 2024
Pub name in Cornish
The side of the pub Bridge on Wool, in Wadebridge (Cornwall) carries the pub’s name in both English and Cornish. The Cornish name is Pons war gwlan. The word in some modern Celtic languages for ‘bridge’ is presumably borrowed from Latin (or another Romance language): pons (Cornish), pont (Welsh, Breton). In the other languages,…… Continue reading Pub name in Cornish
C-command
Linguists often refer to a relation called c-command. Some types of syntactic operation are often analysed as being possible only if one item c-commands another item. Examples of such operations include relations between quantifiers (such as all and some) and the items they qualify. What is c-command? C-command is a relation between some of the…… Continue reading C-command
How mouth shape affects vowel sounds
One way to describe vowels is by how they are produced (articulated)— for example, whether the tongue is raised, and whether the raised part of the tongue is nearer the front of the mouth, or nearer the back of the mouth. Another way to describe vowels is by the nature of the sounds produced—for example,…… Continue reading How mouth shape affects vowel sounds