Language and Terrain

[ysabetwordsmith]

 Here's an interesting article about how terrain influences language.

Comments

Awesome!

[dialecticdreamer]

That's a totally different aspect of regional language! So far, it isn't showing the usual Eurocentric superiority, which is even MORE refreshing!

Re: Awesome!

[ysabetwordsmith]

Yes, I liked the wider approach.

[redsixwing]

Wow, cool!

I love that they excluded very widespread languages that would skew their results, and mentioned it. Here's to showing off good methodology.

Yes...

[ysabetwordsmith]

Sadly a rare trait, but that impressed me too. Although it might be interesting to consider widespread languages in a different group -- for example, looking at accents.

[technoshaman.livejournal.com]

Weird. The Appalachian accent is full of dipthongs and complex sounds... "Nolichucky" (a Cherokee word), and "paints is them thaings y'put on yer laigs"... or "Sam" clearly being a two syllable word... "Sayum"...

But then us hillbillies is weird anyway. Proud of it. ;)