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I would like people who know to help with making a list of the """Standard""" reference grammars of various languages. I would like to have this information so that I can put them in the... the thing. Obviously I'm not talking about the "best" grammars, but rather the most "authoritative" ones, the ones that are cited as being THE grammar, etc. This'll partly overlap with the thread about grammars that don't dick you around, but I'd prefer to have these separate, esp. since you may know of some ...
I would like people who know to help with making a list of the """Standard""" reference grammars of various languages. I would like to have this information so that I can put them in the... the thing. Obviously I'm not talking about the "best" grammars, but rather the most "authoritative" ones, the ones that are cited as being THE grammar, etc. This'll partly overlap with the thread about grammars that don't dick you around, but I'd prefer to have these separate, esp. since you may know of some ...
owned by Cev, last edited 2014-11-08 19:36:11.
Quote Thread (2014-10-16 08:25:06) :
[quote]<Yatalac> i still hang on to the glory days of cassettes myself
<@pharazon> yes
<Cev> Cassettes <3
<Cev> I remember we had an Ace Of Bass cassette when I was a kid. It owned.
<Radius> The Sign?
<Radius> bah
<Yatalac> we used to get lots of sketch bengali cassettes every time we went to the old country
<Radius> I still have a shoebox full of shit I recorded off the radio and various mixtapes
<Yatalac> ...
[quote]<Yatalac> i still hang on to the glory days of cassettes myself
<@pharazon> yes
<Cev> Cassettes <3
<Cev> I remember we had an Ace Of Bass cassette when I was a kid. It owned.
<Radius> The Sign?
<Radius> bah
<Yatalac> we used to get lots of sketch bengali cassettes every time we went to the old country
<Radius> I still have a shoebox full of shit I recorded off the radio and various mixtapes
<Yatalac> ...
owned by Cev, last edited 2014-10-16 08:26:01.
The Queen is out for a smoke, long live the King (2014-10-13 10:10:18) :
Hello.
Hello.
owned by Cev, last edited 2014-10-13 10:10:18.
Grrr Thread (2014-09-14 20:28:01) :
Btw I think everyone should be forced to learn the difference between centipedes and millipedes in school, but ehh I don't give a shit if anyone can tell oak trees from firs.
Btw I think everyone should be forced to learn the difference between centipedes and millipedes in school, but ehh I don't give a shit if anyone can tell oak trees from firs.
owned by Cev, last edited 2014-09-14 20:28:01.
Grrr Thread (2014-09-14 20:26:10) :
This just in: person who has studied Romance significantly more than Germanic or Arabic/Persian thinks that Romance languages are much easier to tell apart than Germanic languages or Arabic/Persian and, furthermore, thinks all library staffers should share his limited expertise while not requiring of them expertise he does not have!
This just in: person who has studied Romance significantly more than Germanic or Arabic/Persian thinks that Romance languages are much easier to tell apart than Germanic languages or Arabic/Persian and, furthermore, thinks all library staffers should share his limited expertise while not requiring of them expertise he does not have!
owned by Cev, last edited 2014-09-14 20:26:10.
MOVIES (2014-09-10 22:13:45) :
Oh that's in Indonesian? I've still never seen it. I hear it's the new Thing in action/fighting movies... they even showed the sequel in theaters here, which is something.
Oh that's in Indonesian? I've still never seen it. I hear it's the new Thing in action/fighting movies... they even showed the sequel in theaters here, which is something.
owned by Cev, last edited 2014-09-10 22:14:20.
Atheism [split from the Atheism thread] (2014-09-09 02:58:45) :
Torco doesn't like Portal?
TEAR HIM TO PIECES AND THROW EVERY PIECE INTO A FIRE
Torco doesn't like Portal?
TEAR HIM TO PIECES AND THROW EVERY PIECE INTO A FIRE
owned by Cev, last edited 2014-09-09 02:58:45.
The Bad Maps Thread (2014-09-09 01:37:11) :
Well Swaziland seems to have conquered most of Lesotho.
Well Swaziland seems to have conquered most of Lesotho.
owned by Cev, last edited 2014-09-09 01:37:11.
Atheism [split from the Atheism thread] (2014-09-06 12:42:21) :
I don't have enough faith to be a Naetheist.
I don't have enough faith to be a Naetheist.
owned by Cev, last edited 2014-09-06 12:42:21.
MOVIES :
Here's a little game I was playing with myself in the car earlier. (n.b. I always play with myself in the car.) Go through a whole bunch of languages and name the most famous movie ("famous" to modern anglophones, that is) that is primarily in that language.
[b]Arabic[/b] - I have no fucking clue. In fact, I think the only Arabic-language movie I can even name is this one movie called The Band's Visit that made a few waves in the indie-cum-arthouse scene a few years ago. I think it was ...
Here's a little game I was playing with myself in the car earlier. (n.b. I always play with myself in the car.) Go through a whole bunch of languages and name the most famous movie ("famous" to modern anglophones, that is) that is primarily in that language.
[b]Arabic[/b] - I have no fucking clue. In fact, I think the only Arabic-language movie I can even name is this one movie called The Band's Visit that made a few waves in the indie-cum-arthouse scene a few years ago. I think it was ...
owned by Cev, last edited 2014-09-05 20:05:43.
Quote Thread (2014-07-29 08:06:47) :
[quote]<Slereah_> I don't know why parents have it so tough answering how babies are made
<Slereah_> You just say "Man I dunno I wasn't there"
<Slereah_> "Go ask your mom"
<guitarplayer> and mom says "go ask dad"
<Slereah_> The perfect plan
<Nessari> until the kid asks when they're together
<Cev> Then the mom can just say "No, go ask your REAL dad"
<Slereah_> Or then you both say
<Slereah_> "I thought you knew!...
[quote]<Slereah_> I don't know why parents have it so tough answering how babies are made
<Slereah_> You just say "Man I dunno I wasn't there"
<Slereah_> "Go ask your mom"
<guitarplayer> and mom says "go ask dad"
<Slereah_> The perfect plan
<Nessari> until the kid asks when they're together
<Cev> Then the mom can just say "No, go ask your REAL dad"
<Slereah_> Or then you both say
<Slereah_> "I thought you knew!...
owned by Cev, last edited 2014-07-29 08:06:47.
Quote Thread (2014-07-12 11:29:24) :
<Nesescosac> Every time I speak Tamil I get the urge to do the Indian head shake.
<Nesescosac> God help me, I'm turning into a stereotype.
<Guest26492> Watch out for moustaches
<Legion> well that could be worse
<Legion> you could get an urge to do a choregraphied dance number
<@Brel> Cev: I finished War in Human Civilization yesterday
<H13> what did you learn
<Slereah_> Now get the sequel
<Slereah_> W...
<Nesescosac> Every time I speak Tamil I get the urge to do the Indian head shake.
<Nesescosac> God help me, I'm turning into a stereotype.
<Guest26492> Watch out for moustaches
<Legion> well that could be worse
<Legion> you could get an urge to do a choregraphied dance number
<@Brel> Cev: I finished War in Human Civilization yesterday
<H13> what did you learn
<Slereah_> Now get the sequel
<Slereah_> W...
owned by Cev, last edited 2014-07-12 11:29:24.
Here is my conwarld. (2014-07-08 22:39:58) :
How carefree are the lives of hunter-gatherers in your conworld?
How carefree are the lives of hunter-gatherers in your conworld?
owned by Cev, last edited 2014-07-08 22:40:07.
These language textbooks don't dick you around. :
Hey everyone knows it can sometimes be frustrating when you first want to study a language, but don't know which introductory textbooks are decent and which are gonna dick you around. Of the languages that I've studied, these are the books that have my seal of approval.
[b]Akkadian[/b]
* "A Grammar of Akkadian" by Huehnergard. A classic text. Don't dick you around.
[b]Classical Mongolian[/b]
* "An Introduction to Classical (Literary) Mongolian" by Grønbech & Krueger. I ...
Hey everyone knows it can sometimes be frustrating when you first want to study a language, but don't know which introductory textbooks are decent and which are gonna dick you around. Of the languages that I've studied, these are the books that have my seal of approval.
[b]Akkadian[/b]
* "A Grammar of Akkadian" by Huehnergard. A classic text. Don't dick you around.
[b]Classical Mongolian[/b]
* "An Introduction to Classical (Literary) Mongolian" by Grønbech & Krueger. I ...
owned by Cev, last edited 2014-07-04 11:13:54.
These language textbooks don't dick you around. (2014-07-02 13:35:34) :
Those aren't linguistics textbooks.
Those aren't linguistics textbooks.
owned by Cev, last edited 2014-07-02 13:35:34.
happiness thread (2014-06-05 19:26:31) :
I am happy about the fact that I managed to get a copy of this:
[image:http://i.imgur.com/CcJWlnO.jpg|width:500px]
I am happy about the fact that I managed to get a copy of this:
[image:http://i.imgur.com/CcJWlnO.jpg|width:500px]
owned by Cev, last edited 2014-06-05 19:26:31.
Poll: Ad Campaign Theme Song (2014-06-05 09:04:04) :
This'n
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This'n
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owned by Cev, last edited 2014-06-05 09:04:04.
Oh my Dawkins (I'm Atheist, deal with it) (2014-06-04 07:24:59) :
[img]http://i.imgur.com/4A7Yolq.gif[/img]
[img]http://i.imgur.com/4A7Yolq.gif[/img]
owned by Cev, last edited 2014-06-04 07:24:59.
Quote Thread (2014-05-13 04:37:05) :
[quote]<pthagnar> if you supported a plot to kill stalin with apple juice
<pthagnar> i would say you are a fool and a lunatic[/quote]
[quote]<travisb> think like Indiana
<pthagnar> durr im a worse version of illinois[/quote]
[quote]<Cev> well you know what Jesus said, pthag
<Cev> "Who do they say I am?"
<pthagnar> a wizard
<pthagnar> specialising in nature and healing magic
<slereah_> Dude
<sle...
[quote]<pthagnar> if you supported a plot to kill stalin with apple juice
<pthagnar> i would say you are a fool and a lunatic[/quote]
[quote]<travisb> think like Indiana
<pthagnar> durr im a worse version of illinois[/quote]
[quote]<Cev> well you know what Jesus said, pthag
<Cev> "Who do they say I am?"
<pthagnar> a wizard
<pthagnar> specialising in nature and healing magic
<slereah_> Dude
<sle...
owned by Cev, last edited 2014-05-13 05:12:33.
Rhebus Volume 5: More EZ-mode [3/10 + key] (2014-05-05 18:57:03) :
I remember reading somewhere that that is apparently how sasquatch locomotes.
I remember reading somewhere that that is apparently how sasquatch locomotes.
owned by Cev, last edited 2014-05-05 18:57:03.
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