Content tagged with “linguistics”

There are 7 item(s) tagged with “linguistics” on this site.

Other tags used by these items: psychology, business, interpersonal, judaism, biography, memoir, french, definition, language, philosophy, architecture, history, information-architecture, chicago, short-stories

Hebrew vs. Yiddish
Section
Stuff I Looked Up
Type
Explanation
Date
October 28, 2024

“They are related, but they are separate languages. Hebrew is the more historical and traditional of the two. Yiddish is sort of a regional dialect/creole of Hebrew. Yiddish was spoken by European Jews. It’s a mixture of Hebrew, German, and other Eastern European languages. Hebrew is a language born…”

Patois
Section
Stuff I Looked Up
Type
Explanation
Date
May 3, 2023

“It’s French, pronounced ‘PAT-twah.’ There’s a blurry line between what is a patois and what is an entirely different language. A common example is Jamaican English – is this a regional dialect, or a form of creole? Also murky is where the line sits between a ‘accent’ and a ‘dialect’ or patois. This…”