Lund Language Diversity Forum Blog

A blog about the wonderful diversity of the world's languages, updated biweekly by the members of Lund Language Diversity Forum.

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June 3, 2022 | Sandra Cronhamn

Hypercorrection

When I was a child in the mid-90's – before communication over the internet was widespread – I used to be pen pals with …
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January 14, 2022 | Sandra Cronhamn

Inalienable possession

In many languages, English included, there is only one grammatical word class for nouns—namely, nouns. Other languages, however, make more fine-grained distinctions within this …
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October 1, 2021 | Sandra Cronhamn

Evidentials: where grammar meets source criticism

In the Western world, we are increasingly being told to pay attention to what information sources the media use. We have recently seen the …
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