Category Archives: polls and surveys

Favourite language blogs

Posted on June 18, 2013 by Robin Straaijer

Our blogroll on this site shows the language blogs that we like. But we would also like to know which ones are your favourites?

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Which online sources on language use do you consult?

Posted on April 9, 2013 by Morana Lukač

In 1995, Deborah Cameron made an observation which was years ahead of its time: “[The Internet] is an ideal arena for swapping linguistic trivia and debating matters of usage”. By now it is more than obvious that Cameron was right; … Continue reading →

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Give me some data!

Posted on February 24, 2013 by Viktorija Kostadinova

Researching language in its social context inevitably includes collecting considerable amounts of data. As I move closer to the fieldwork period of my research project, I have set up a new blog to help me get in touch with (primarily) … Continue reading →

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English Language Usage on Facebook – Survey

Posted on October 31, 2012 by Viktorija Kostadinova

In the beginning of the last century, some notable linguists and scholars, George Philip Krapp, Sterling Leonard, and Fred Walcott, to name a few, expressed their cogent views on the relativity of linguistic correctness. Correct language is not something absolute, … Continue reading →

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New usage poll has been posted

Posted on November 10, 2011 by BtU Admin

A third usage poll has just been posted. “”May we have your votes, please?” And if you haven’t done the earlier polls, please do so too. Your feedback will be much appreciated again.

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