mastodon 4.7.3Full Prof., English linguistics, Shenzhen University • Senior Editor Linguistics, Cogent Arts & Humanities • Omnivoracious reader • Posts deleted after 6mo
Just a quick note that the #Duolingo #Chinese sound files for spoken word discrimination have been converted from perfectly natural human recordings to horrible-sounding, completely distorted computer-generated (or rather manipulated) audio files. #enshittification
On the other hand, the new #stories (both written and spoken) are excellent learning material.
Vol. 2 No. 1 (2026) | Journal of Language
Some nice articles in this new journal (run out of my department), the Journal of Language.
French professor accused of ‘gigantic hoax’ after inventing Nobel-style prize | France | The Guardian
The Keeper (Cal Hooper, #3) by Tana French | Goodreads
Reading the new #TanaFrench. And it turned out I had missed the previous one in this series (The Hunter), so I'm reading that one first.
Thank you, David #Attenborough, for 100 incredible years of life on Earth | Jess Harwood | The Guardian