languagejones
This is a place for all things language: insights from linguistics, language learning tips, and facts from linguistics that might flip what you thought you knew about language on its head. I draw on my background as a PhD in linguistics (sociolinguistics from the University of Pennsylvania, 2020, where William Labov - yes, that William Labov - and Robin Clark were my advisors). I'll discuss language learning, but also sociolinguistics, psycholinguistics, linguistic ideologies and discrimination, and real-world applications of linguistics. This isn't necessarily Ling 101 -- it's a whole lot weirder.
The Hidden Music of Language
The Death of an Accent
Male versus Female Language Learning
The Strange Death of Intense Words
Is Black American Speech Becoming TONAL?
Is 67 just brain rot?
Totes
Are we WRONG about most FAMOUS LINGUISTICS experiment??
You don't have what it takes to learn languages like a child.
The BEST way to learn a language QUICKLY with books
Linguists just made a breakthrough in defining a 'word. ' No, really
I finished Hebrew Duolingo. Then I made it better.
Fluent Italian in ONE month???
Pronoun Trouble! John McWhorter's new book, reviewed
Tutnese: Can a SECRET Black American CIPHER become a FULL LANGUAGE?
Why is it ME GUSTA and MI PIACE? The linguistics of dative experiencers
Learning a language? You're probably using textbooks WRONG
Use pictures, LEARN languages FASTER.
The HARDEST part of learning a language that NOBODY tells you about
Words are only half the story. Do this too
FINNA explained: the lingusitics of Black English modals
Stop sounding like a tourist: Master foreign language pronunciation in 2025
The Hidden Levels of Learning a Word in a Foreign Language
how to LEARN A LANGUAGE through SONG
Language Learning as Your New Obsession: How to Make it a Hobby
Does learning a language change your emotions?
You're all STILL WRONG about PRONOUNS
Language Jones Hebrew Duolingo Unofficial Companion/Supplement (Livestream) (trimmed)
Unlock Hidden Grammar: Unaccusative Verbs Explained
5 Language Learning Myths That Are Holding You Back in 2025