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Every time I see language coverage from the BBC I break out in cold sweat. It's usually horrifyingly bad. This one wasn't terrible. If you want some more backg
by anateus 12y ago
Every time I see language coverage from the BBC I break out in cold sweat. It's usually horrifyingly bad. This one wasn't terrible.
If you want some more background on uptalk and some of its spread from linguists:
http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=568 http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=568
http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=8879 http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=8879
- XaspR8d 12y agoEvery time I see linguistics on HN, I break out in a sweat too. Thanks for jumping in quickly with some good sources!
- woodson 12y agobut it's about language. we can all speak, so we're all experts, right? right? I see this phenomenon a lot, also with topics like education.
- barry-cotter 12y agoEvery time I see TOPIC I am expert in coverage from journalists I break out in cold sweat. It's usually horrifyingly bad. FTFY
- jjh42 12y agoI recently learned this has a name. The Gell-Mann effect. http://www.patheos.com/blogs/geneveith/2011/08/the-murray-gell-mann-amnesia-effect/ http://www.patheos.com/blogs/geneveith/2011/08/the-murray-ge...