Grade-school Chinuk Wawa words?
If you were going to give a talk about Chinook Jargon at an elementary school, What would be your shortlist of grade-school Chinuk Wawa Words? I might for example go to the most… Continue reading
If you were going to give a talk about Chinook Jargon at an elementary school, What would be your shortlist of grade-school Chinuk Wawa Words? I might for example go to the most… Continue reading
I’ve also posted these for Linguistic Society of America members at the LSA book-exchange page. I’m offering these books for free, if you’ll cover the cost of postage. If you’re interested in any… Continue reading
That title is how I justify including this amusement in my blog. From “News of the Weird“: David Myrland, an anti-government “sovereign” now serving three years in federal prison for threatening the mayor of… Continue reading
Just for fun, check out this totally Chinook-related “fish slap” emoticon. (Is that character on the right Smiley Chinook?) Just for fun too, I enjoyed seeing a Northwest Native word used in local… Continue reading
From the ADS-L discussion list archives: Subject: Re: LOL (1989) From: victor steinbok <[log in to unmask]> Reply-To: American Dialect Society <[log in to unmask]> Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2011 11:38:43 -0400 Content-Type:… Continue reading
[Speaker, who is a teacher, says an acronym, then:] “That’s a pneumonic for…” A way of breathing that helps you remember things? Deep! Heard on NPR’s “Talk of the Nation” today.