**lin⋅guis⋅tics**: the scientific study of human *language*

* what form does it take?
* how is meaning constructed?
* how is it structured?
* how is it produced?

As a scientific community, we have a broad take on what it means to study language. While we welcome and encourage respectful debates across perspectives, personal invective is never acceptable, nor is the summary dismissal of other descriptive perspectives.

### [](#h4-red-rules)  
>[Read the wiki](/r/linguistics/wiki)

*~~[Subreddit rules](/r/linguistics/wiki/rules)~~*

Please read the subreddit rules before posting. All posts should directly link to academic linguistics articles or other high quality linguistics content, for example:

* publicly available lectures
* linguistics databases
* popular science articles or posts by (or involving) specialists
* projects by long-time members of this subreddit

All questions should be posted in our weekly Q&A thread.

*~~[Linguistics Resources](/r/linguistics/wiki/resources)~~*

This has our reading list and podcast & video suggestions.

*~~[Weekly Q&A](/r/linguistics/about/sticky)~~*

If you are new to linguistics, have a quick question, or want to ask any any other question related to linguistics, your question should be posted here. A new thread is posted each Monday and is stickied so it appears at the top of the subreddit.

*~~[FAQ](/r/linguistics/wiki/faqindex)~~*

Check out our FAQ! Many questions are answered here. Two of our most popular questions are:

* [Best ways to learn a new language?](http://redd.it/tua7o)
* [Where do I start?](http://redd.it/tua48)

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#### [](#h4-green)  
>##Encouraged:##

* publicly-available scholarly articles
* helpful resources
* questions (all questions should go in the weekly stickied thread)

###### [](#h6-red)  
>##Discouraged and subject to removal:##

>1.  translation requests/language identification requests—try /r/translator
2.  blogspam—link directly to source!
* asking whether some usage is "correct"
* reposts of recent content from /r/linguistics
* "Is there a word for x?"—try /r/whatstheword
* "What's the etymology of x?"—try /r/etymology, [Etymonline](http://etymonline.com) and [Wiktionary](http://en.wiktionary.org) first
* memes/advice-animals—try /r/LinguisticsHumor
* survey response requests—try /r/SampleSize
* using /r/linguistics as a soapbox for your political/religious beliefs.
* threads with NSFW language in the title
* "Does your language do X?" (ask for literature instead)
* low effort or 'fluff' posts—e.g., bare Wikipedia links, image posts
* requests for personal non-professional advice—e.g., "what should I study?"; consider posting to our weekly Higher Ed Wednesday thread for these
* questions/comments not related to linguistics
* joke answers
* seeking advice on how to speak/write

##### [](#h5-green)  
>##Discussion:##
>
1. Cite your sources and don't be afraid to ask others to do the same
* Keep the anecdotal evidence and layman speculation to a minimum
* If a post is seeking an analysis of a phenomenon, additional examples aren't helpful unless they drive an analysis
* If a post is seeking information on a phenomenon beyond some language, additional examples from that same language aren't helpful
* No personal attacks or harassment of users, including via personal messages. Insults and attacks will result in an immediate ban.

>---
>Comments that contradict major findings of linguistics or its related disciplines are expected to provide academic sources that support their claims. Such comments without the proper documentation are subject to removal (and see [our commenting policies](http://redd.it/1u9xsr) if you have any doubts about whether the removal was justified). If such comments are perceived by moderators and users who report the comments to be not merely misinformed, but also inflammatory, derogatory, bigoted, or prejudiced in some way, the moderators will ban the user. The context of the discussion and the commenter's history on reddit will be taken into account when the moderators consider a ban.

**Helpful IPA characters:**

ɑ ɒ æ ã β ɔ ç ð ɖ θ ɘ ẽ ə ɚ ɛ ɜ ɣ ɤ ɥ ɦ ɨ ɪ ĩ ɫ ɬ ɯ ɱ ɲ ɳ ŋ ɴ õ ø ɶ ɸ ɹ ɺ ɻ ɾ ʀ ʁ ʃ ʈ ũ ʉ ʊ ʋ ʌ ʍ ɯ ʎ ʏ ʒ ʔ ʕ ʡ 

For more characters, use [this online IPA keyboard](http://i2speak.com/).

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**sister subreddits:**

* /r/compling: Computational Linguistics
* /r/slp: Speech-Language Pathology
* /r/badlinguistics: For all the bad linguistics on reddit and elsewhere.
* /r/asklinguistics: Another place to ask questions
* /r/languagetechnology: Natural Language Processing
* /r/conlangs: Constructed Languages
* /r/cognitivelinguistics: Cognitive Linguistics
* /r/translationstudies: Translation Theory
* /r/translator: Translation Requests
* /r/etymology: Etymologies
* /r/Proofreading: Proofreading Requests
* /r/LanguageLearning, /r/TowerOfBabel: Language Learning Tips
* /r/academicpublishing: Academic Publishing Forum
* /r/homeworkhelp, /r/writing or /r/grammar for other stuff that doesn't belong here.

Also, if you are new to reddit, see /r/newtoreddit

<div class="md"><p><strong>lin⋅guis⋅tics</strong>: the scientific study of human <em>language</em></p>

<ul>
<li>what form does it take?</li>
<li>how is meaning constructed?</li>
<li>how is it structured?</li>
<li>how is it produced?</li>
</ul>

<p>As a scientific community, we have a broad take on what it means to study language. While we welcome and encourage respectful debates across perspectives, personal invective is never acceptable, nor is the summary dismissal of other descriptive perspectives.</p>

<h3><a href="#h4-red-rules"></a></h3>

<blockquote>
<p><a href="/r/linguistics/wiki">Read the wiki</a></p>
</blockquote>

<p><em><del><a href="/r/linguistics/wiki/rules">Subreddit rules</a></del></em></p>

<p>Please read the subreddit rules before posting. All posts should directly link to academic linguistics articles or other high quality linguistics content, for example:</p>

<ul>
<li>publicly available lectures</li>
<li>linguistics databases</li>
<li>popular science articles or posts by (or involving) specialists</li>
<li>projects by long-time members of this subreddit</li>
</ul>

<p>All questions should be posted in our weekly Q&amp;A thread.</p>

<p><em><del><a href="/r/linguistics/wiki/resources">Linguistics Resources</a></del></em></p>

<p>This has our reading list and podcast &amp; video suggestions.</p>

<p><em><del><a href="/r/linguistics/about/sticky">Weekly Q&amp;A</a></del></em></p>

<p>If you are new to linguistics, have a quick question, or want to ask any any other question related to linguistics, your question should be posted here. A new thread is posted each Monday and is stickied so it appears at the top of the subreddit.</p>

<p><em><del><a href="/r/linguistics/wiki/faqindex">FAQ</a></del></em></p>

<p>Check out our FAQ! Many questions are answered here. Two of our most popular questions are:</p>

<ul>
<li><a href="http://redd.it/tua7o">Best ways to learn a new language?</a></li>
<li><a href="http://redd.it/tua48">Where do I start?</a></li>
</ul>

<hr/>

<p>Do you have expert knowledge of a subfield of linguistics? Visit our <strong><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/linguistics/comments/bwh8tx/flair_application_thread/">Panel of Linguists</a></strong> and get yourself flaired.</p>

<hr/>

<h4><a href="#h4-green"></a></h4>

<blockquote>
<h2>Encouraged:</h2>
</blockquote>

<ul>
<li>publicly-available scholarly articles</li>
<li>helpful resources</li>
<li>questions (all questions should go in the weekly stickied thread)</li>
</ul>

<h6><a href="#h6-red"></a></h6>

<blockquote>
<h2>Discouraged and subject to removal:</h2>

<ol>
<li> translation requests/language identification requests—try <a href="/r/translator">/r/translator</a></li>
<li> blogspam—link directly to source!</li>
<li>asking whether some usage is &quot;correct&quot;</li>
<li>reposts of recent content from <a href="/r/linguistics">/r/linguistics</a></li>
<li>&quot;Is there a word for x?&quot;—try <a href="/r/whatstheword">/r/whatstheword</a></li>
<li>&quot;What&#39;s the etymology of x?&quot;—try <a href="/r/etymology">/r/etymology</a>, <a href="http://etymonline.com">Etymonline</a> and <a href="http://en.wiktionary.org">Wiktionary</a> first</li>
<li>memes/advice-animals—try <a href="/r/LinguisticsHumor">/r/LinguisticsHumor</a></li>
<li>survey response requests—try <a href="/r/SampleSize">/r/SampleSize</a></li>
<li>using <a href="/r/linguistics">/r/linguistics</a> as a soapbox for your political/religious beliefs.</li>
<li>threads with NSFW language in the title</li>
<li>&quot;Does your language do X?&quot; (ask for literature instead)</li>
<li>low effort or &#39;fluff&#39; posts—e.g., bare Wikipedia links, image posts</li>
<li>requests for personal non-professional advice—e.g., &quot;what should I study?&quot;; consider posting to our weekly Higher Ed Wednesday thread for these</li>
<li>questions/comments not related to linguistics</li>
<li>joke answers</li>
<li>seeking advice on how to speak/write</li>
</ol>
</blockquote>

<h5><a href="#h5-green"></a></h5>

<blockquote>
<h2>Discussion:</h2>

<ol>
<li>Cite your sources and don&#39;t be afraid to ask others to do the same</li>
<li>Keep the anecdotal evidence and layman speculation to a minimum</li>
<li>If a post is seeking an analysis of a phenomenon, additional examples aren&#39;t helpful unless they drive an analysis</li>
<li>If a post is seeking information on a phenomenon beyond some language, additional examples from that same language aren&#39;t helpful</li>
<li>No personal attacks or harassment of users, including via personal messages. Insults and attacks will result in an immediate ban.</li>
</ol>

<hr/>

<p>Comments that contradict major findings of linguistics or its related disciplines are expected to provide academic sources that support their claims. Such comments without the proper documentation are subject to removal (and see <a href="http://redd.it/1u9xsr">our commenting policies</a> if you have any doubts about whether the removal was justified). If such comments are perceived by moderators and users who report the comments to be not merely misinformed, but also inflammatory, derogatory, bigoted, or prejudiced in some way, the moderators will ban the user. The context of the discussion and the commenter&#39;s history on reddit will be taken into account when the moderators consider a ban.</p>
</blockquote>

<p><strong>Helpful IPA characters:</strong></p>

<p>ɑ ɒ æ ã β ɔ ç ð ɖ θ ɘ ẽ ə ɚ ɛ ɜ ɣ ɤ ɥ ɦ ɨ ɪ ĩ ɫ ɬ ɯ ɱ ɲ ɳ ŋ ɴ õ ø ɶ ɸ ɹ ɺ ɻ ɾ ʀ ʁ ʃ ʈ ũ ʉ ʊ ʋ ʌ ʍ ɯ ʎ ʏ ʒ ʔ ʕ ʡ </p>

<p>For more characters, use <a href="http://i2speak.com/">this online IPA keyboard</a>.</p>

<hr/>

<p><strong>sister subreddits:</strong></p>

<ul>
<li><a href="/r/compling">/r/compling</a>: Computational Linguistics</li>
<li><a href="/r/slp">/r/slp</a>: Speech-Language Pathology</li>
<li><a href="/r/badlinguistics">/r/badlinguistics</a>: For all the bad linguistics on reddit and elsewhere.</li>
<li><a href="/r/asklinguistics">/r/asklinguistics</a>: Another place to ask questions</li>
<li><a href="/r/languagetechnology">/r/languagetechnology</a>: Natural Language Processing</li>
<li><a href="/r/conlangs">/r/conlangs</a>: Constructed Languages</li>
<li><a href="/r/cognitivelinguistics">/r/cognitivelinguistics</a>: Cognitive Linguistics</li>
<li><a href="/r/translationstudies">/r/translationstudies</a>: Translation Theory</li>
<li><a href="/r/translator">/r/translator</a>: Translation Requests</li>
<li><a href="/r/etymology">/r/etymology</a>: Etymologies</li>
<li><a href="/r/Proofreading">/r/Proofreading</a>: Proofreading Requests</li>
<li><a href="/r/LanguageLearning">/r/LanguageLearning</a>, <a href="/r/TowerOfBabel">/r/TowerOfBabel</a>: Language Learning Tips</li>
<li><a href="/r/academicpublishing">/r/academicpublishing</a>: Academic Publishing Forum</li>
<li><a href="/r/homeworkhelp">/r/homeworkhelp</a>, <a href="/r/writing">/r/writing</a> or <a href="/r/grammar">/r/grammar</a> for other stuff that doesn&#39;t belong here.</li>
</ul>

<p>Also, if you are new to reddit, see <a href="/r/newtoreddit">/r/newtoreddit</a></p>
</div>

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This is a community for discussions related to topics and questions about linguistics, the scientific study of human language. For common questions, please refer to the FAQs below. For those looking to deepen their appreciation for linguistics, the reading list is a list of recommended texts on areas of linguistic and language research compiled by resident experts here at Reddit.

<div class="md"><p>This is a community for discussions related to topics and questions about linguistics, the scientific study of human language. For common questions, please refer to the FAQs below. For those looking to deepen their appreciation for linguistics, the reading list is a list of recommended texts on areas of linguistic and language research compiled by resident experts here at Reddit.</p>
</div>

All posts should directly link to academic linguistics articles or other high quality linguistics content (please review our subreddit rules before posting).

All questions should be posted in our weekly Q&A thread stickied at the top of the /r/linguistics page.

<div class="md"><p>All posts should directly link to academic linguistics articles or other high quality linguistics content (please review our subreddit rules before posting).</p>

<p>All questions should be posted in our weekly Q&amp;A thread stickied at the top of the <a href="/r/linguistics">/r/linguistics</a> page.</p>
</div>

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