InBouncin’ and Behavin’ BlogsbyIqra M·1d agoGive Them The Taste Of Their Own Medicine: Linguistic VersionA political act capable of challenging dominant narratives.
InUnwritten PagesbyCrafted Words·Oct 28Why is human language special?Let's not take language for granted
Adinda Ratu·Oct 11Why Is Everyone Saying “I’m So Julia”? A Name Just Became a Whole PersonalityWhy do people say “I’m so Julia” after Charli XCX’s song?
Natsuki Yamashita·Sep 1Decode Honne and Tatemae with Japanese Culture Decoder — When ‘That’s Difficult’ Means NoTranslating the real meaning behind indirect Japanese, in six phrasesA response icon1A response icon1
Natsuki Yamashita·Aug 17Speech Act Theory and the Unspoken Power of Japanese — Why ‘Chotto…’ Is Enough to Say NoHow a single trailing word reveals the hidden grammar of Japanese social actionA response icon1A response icon1
Mr Henriquez·Aug 15Italian first, English second: a case for learning other foreign languages.We should learn other languages in addition to English, I argue. Italy made me realise this.A response icon5A response icon5
Natsuki Yamashita·Jul 31Decoding the Parallel Code of Japanese Indirect Speech Acts — ‘Let Me Think About It’ Was a NoJapanese never says “no” outright — here’s the pragmatic code that fills the silence
Natsuki Yamashita·Jul 30The One Distinction Between Kenjōgo I and II That Unlocks Japanese Honorifics — Why *Densha ga…Japanese humble speech has two types — and knowing which one explains why a train can say *mairimasu*.
Natsuki Yamashita·Jul 29A Complete Pragmatic Guide to Japanese Honorifics — It’s Not Just Sonkeigo, Kenjōgo, and TeineigoWhy grammar-perfect honorifics still sound wrong — and the uchi/soto logic that fixes it
