Linguistics

Great! The only thing I do not grasp is why you would prefer this above the subforum idea?

  1. obscurity sucks
  2. I would say it falls under the classification of, “other”, for ILP and “other” is the experimental forum.

But would that ‘other’ not entail that the linguistic forum stay ‘experimental’ for ever since it will never be used so often so as to warrant a forum of its own?

About obscurity:
Is it not the case that too many forums obscure things and that too few forums with too many subforums obscures things as well? Should a re-evaluation take place for the layout of ILP?

We have chatted about layout in the past, and will in the future; it’s part of running one of these places.
We make changes over time as needed.

To the Linguistic bit.
I think it’s worth bringing up to the staff to weigh in for now.
If it get’s an in-favor of “yes” then placement can be worried about.

By, “Experimental Forum,” do you mean, “Kiss of Death?”

Yay! Bring it up with the staff!!!

OK look at me as a partner in crime with objet. I think that it could have some real interesting possibilities. To edit my original post:

This is very much an international forum, even though English is spoken here, it is not the first language of some and English is not always the same in all countries… I think that we could learn from different languages and gain greater understanding of each other if we explore language. Correct or near correct interpretation is crucial in discussions. How many times has a thread been locked or gone to pot because of misunderstanding? A subforum can answer questions and explore interpretations of language. I think our friend has a very good idea.

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The Linguistic subforum is here!!
But…I can’t see any topics…
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It says I don’t have the required permission to access it.

What’s that all about?

Maybe we’re not important…
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Jonquil, you should be able to access it now.

OPA, I moved your thread in there. If you know of any other threads you think belong there, let me know.

Thanks. Very nice work, btw.

Thanks Carleas!
I think you left a shadow in the psychology forums by the way.

Another topic that might be well placed in the linguistics subforum is this one.

I left the shadow on purpose, to drive more traffic to the forum.

I thought that might be the case, but I think it best to say such things. One never knows when it is needed to point out the obvious. We all are human after all.
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If I may, having just signed up here, the field of Linguistics as it is understood in academia today is primarily concerned with theoretical linguistics: formal, even mathematical, analyses of the structure of syntax, phonology, neurolinguistics, etc. It’s really the study of language, as opposed to languages (etymology included in this… exclusion). Of course, it’s not that it’s not those others topics, too. However, when someone speaks of linguistics (in the context of a forum such as this, for example), they mean synchronic, structural, theoretical linguistics; not diachronic, etymological, or applied linguistics.

Why am I saying all that? Oh, yeah, because with that broader–and more contemporary–characterization of the field, it may help name and promote the subforum and its threads.

For what it’s worth, I think that a linguistics forum could be very interesting. Even if the subject can be interpreted as part of philosophy, psychology and social sciences, it’s a solid subject by itself (especially if would include philology) and could draw some intelligent posters over time.

woot! woot! a linguistics forum.

Is it sad that this makes me a little excited? Probably. Ahhh well.

New threads forthcoming…

Say, would the linguistics subforum also be the proper place for logic as well? Or should that go in the psychology subforum?

Seeing as formal logic is most reguarly studied as a part of philosophy, I would say the philosophy forum!