Dr Danny Bate

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01 Kasım 2026 10:50

Grimm's law would say no (sorry)

Dr Danny Bate

dannybate.com

01 Kasım 2026 10:39

Metaphorical uses of words can become their primary meaning – for example, Old English wyrgan 'to strangle', via a metaphor of mental distress, has given us 'worry'. Likewise, 'thrill' comes from þyrlian 'to pierce', itself from þyrl 'hole'. (The noun also formed part of nosþyrl, hence 'nostril'.)

lingvojazyce

lingvojazyce.bsky.social

30 Ekim 2026 15:47

Ukazuju tam i naši hódobóžovou učebnici. Děkuju za tu možnost!

lingvojazyce

lingvojazyce.bsky.social

30 Ekim 2026 15:47

Už před časem vyšel v @respektcz.bsky.social speciál o jazyce generace alfa. Tady je kus od Evy Soukeníkové, naší absolventky a výborné novinářky. Mluvila i se mnou, takže v tom textu peču boomerská moudra o komunikaci těch mladejch! rspkt.cz/300012637

Diachronica journal

diachronica.bsky.social

30 Ekim 2026 13:45

The biggest issue we're seeing with AI-assisted papers at the moment is reader "theory of mind" issues. That is, the human is not thinking about what a reader coming to this paper/topic for the first time needs. Terms are not defined; the macro-structure is usually ok but microstructure is bizarre