The last four months or so have left my world in upheval, because we were working towards moving house. We finally found out on the 17th of December that we got the house, and our move date….of the 18th December! So that’s why I’ve been a bit quiet these last three weeks – moving house More > … [Read more...] about Where I’ve Been and What This Means for You
Archives for December 2009
Solstice – six months of more light
solstice - when sunrise and sender become earlier or later, is an incredibly powerful time. It's one of those primal things, and Winter Solstice is *my* favorite of the two. I'm a winter gal. I love snow - and the cold is kinda enjoyable too in a "cozy up and do stuff in your home" kinda way. A few of my friends have commented that they want to change the beat of thier lives - … [Read more...] about Solstice – six months of more light
Niche Language – Introduction
Niche language is one of those things that can encompass just about every area of written and verbal communication, so I thought I’d choose a key set of areas to look and run with them. Our key areas here are ‘niche language’, ‘unique language and tags’, and ‘sociolinguistics’. Sociolinguistics is the hardest of the three More > … [Read more...] about Niche Language – Introduction
What Is a Corpus and Why Should I Care?
Key to Forensic Linguistics is the idea that there’s an identifiable set of words in everyone’s language – and those identifiable features are basically unique to ourselves. An example is that I spell certain words wrong, and reverse several letters – My i’s and my e’s are always the wrong way round, so I have More > … [Read more...] about What Is a Corpus and Why Should I Care?
Launch Competition!
I thought we’d honor the launch of our site with a competition! We’re going to provide two $20 vouchers (or equivalent at Amazon) for two readers as a runner up prize, and a consultation as a grand prize. We’re also offering five honorary prizes, again at random, for one article write and one article rewrite More > … [Read more...] about Launch Competition!
