Pierre LabainvilleOf rules, honour and mosquitoes : some Arabic and Armenian etymologyI was reading up on Arabic loanwords in Armenian, choosing examples and looking up etymologies when I stumbled one word in particular…Dec 15, 2023Dec 15, 2023
Pierre LabainvillePolitical etymology and failed translation for Libya’s nameIf you’ve ever manifested interest for Libya and its history, you must have stumbled upon the posthumously meme-esque nature of its former…Dec 4, 2023Dec 4, 2023
Pierre LabainvilleThe first depictions of Muslim flags as examples of Early OrientalismI’m currently reading Edward Said’s book, Orientalism. Admittedly, a complex read for someone who has no finer academic background in…Jun 5, 2023Jun 5, 2023
Pierre LabainvilleБабр and Бобр : The weird hybrid that a lexical quirk created in Russian flagsI was reading a 2009 issue of Raven, a publication of NAVA (the North American Vexillology Association). This particular issue focused on…Mar 15, 2023Mar 15, 2023
Pierre LabainvillePourquoi y-a-t-il si peu de drapeaux avec des mots dessus ?LesOct 31, 2022Oct 31, 2022
Pierre LabainvilleMobile Journalism : « L’IPhone et la 5G n’ont pas tué le bon vieux sujet »Un micro, un trépied et un téléphone. C’est la panoplie pour se lancer dans le MoJo. Le MoJo, abréviation de l’anglais « Mobile Journalism…Mar 5, 2022Mar 5, 2022
Pierre LabainvilleAbawiri phonology and phonology universalsThe pervasiveness of some phonetic features found in languages around the world can create the erroneous perception that there are some…Sep 2, 2021Sep 2, 2021
Pierre LabainvilleBaghdad Jewish Arabic and elements of Arabic phonological dialectologyPresentation, History and DemographySep 2, 2021Sep 2, 2021
