Using HFST on Python
HFST (Helsinki Finite-State Transducer Technology) is a neat tool for modelling morphology of languages in a computational way. The problem is that currently, the Python API is under-documented. But fear […]
Linguistics
Translating your applications. How to localize?
When you are targeting an international audience and you have enough money to back your project up, the thing you have to do is to localize your application. Thinking that […]
Fantastic corpora and where to find them
I have compiled a list of places where one can look for corpora. This list is not limited to one language only, but rather I am listing resources that are […]
Finding a good language study book for self-study 📚
In this post, I have gathered all the important aspects you have to look at when you are buying a language study book. I base this list on my personal experiences […]
Meaning and the brain. What are concepts?
Previously, I have blogged about meaning in language, and especially the dichotomy related to it. Now, I feel, it's the time to look at the issue from another perspective. Sure, […]
Meaning in language – semantics vs pragmatics
When we communicate, the most important thing our words seem to convey is a meaning of some sort. It's quite easy for us to intuitively understand what words such as […]
Tips for language self-study 🎓
When it comes to learning a language on my own, I am a true expert. I studied Spanish entirely on my own and reached to such a high skill level […]
Dictionary vs encyclopaedia
After taking a course in lexicography, I found it astonishing that there was people who didn’t quite understand the difference between a dictionary and an encyclopaedia. Even more disturbing is […]
Why do we have human language?
The question that fascinates us all, at least at some point in life, is how we learn our native language. Who came up with the first language? Is it possible […]
Swedish beyond the land of Ikea
This week’s post for a thing I like continues with the same “language geek” theme I established on my last post.🤓 Again it’s about what a language, namely Swedish, sounds […]