At A Crossroads
At a crossroads
So here I am, sitting on the couch in my parents’ living room wondering how the hell I got here. Now that I’m out of college, I feel like that one shot in The Matrix where Neo tries to follow his mentor by jumping across the roof: moving forward but in slow motion. I just jumped from a ledge desperately trying to figure out whether or not I gave myself enough momentum to reach the other end.
I’m taking a year between undergrad and grad, but now I’m starting to wish I had just sucked it up and applied during the fall semester of my senior year. I’ve got a good support system (thank goodness) and a job lined up for the summer but I am just so nervous.
I feel like Evee, so many ways to evolve. Am I scared? probably. Am I gonna study for the GRE’s and take them anyway? hell yeah! Will I listen to a lot of kpop while I do it? Undoubtedly.
I am so grateful to be where I am right now, but I don’t know how to leap into the unknown. And I don’t think anyone really does. I think that’s why I’m here, in slo-mo between two rooftops, one too far behind, and one almost too far ahead.
Sorry for the rant, y’all! I love you, keep working hard, and rest when you can.
And don’t worry, I’ll be okay
Peace,
Lisa
(ps. this is an accurate depiction of Kim Namjoon pulling me out of my own fear)
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That “Time of the Month” Vocab
Vocab
생리 / 월경 - period/menstruation
그날 - that day (slang for period)
대자연 - mother nature (slang for period)
달걸이 - that time of the month (slang for period)
생리통 / 월경통 - period cramps/menstrual cramps/pain
생리토 약 / 월경통 약 - period cramp medication
생리대 - sanitary napkin/pad
생리컵 - menstrual cup
탐폰 - tampon
팬티 라이너 - panty liner
활동형 - active (like the style for tampons/pads)
생리양 / 양 - menstrual flow
산아 제한 - birth control
새다 - to leak
심하다 - to be severe
Phrases
생리가 늦어요 - My period is late
생리가 일찍 시작했어요 - My period started early
생리가 불규칙해요 - My period is irregular
생리를 했어요. - I got my period
저는 지금 생리 중이에요 - I’m on my period now
생리를 시작한 것 같아요 - I think my period started
생리대는 어디서 사나요? - Where can I buy a pad?
양이 많은 날에는 샐까봐 불안해서 1시간에 한 번씩 화장실을 들락거길 정도였으니까요. - She was afraid of leaks on heavy (flow) days, so she would go to the bathroom every hour.
심한 생리통이 있어요 - I have severe cramps
산아 제한을 먹는 걸 깜빡했어요 - I forgot to take my birth control
Brands in Korea
**keep in mind, pads are the main sanitary product used in Korea. You can find the others, but there are definitely fewer options**
시크릿데이 - Secret Day
순면커버 - Pure Cotton Cover (its actually a type from the brand Wow, but I know many people that use these specific ones)
텐셀 - Tencil
사임당 - Saimdang
You know you’re doing an English Major when an essay question is to analyse a 50-word long poem with a 2300 word limit.
in this house we do grandma activities
Shopping Vocab
쇼핑하다 - (to do) shopping
내일 엄마랑 쇼핑하러 갈 거야
I’m going shopping with my mom tomorrow
사다 - to buy
나는 이 바지를 뉴욕에서 샀어
I bought these pants in New York
팔다 - to sell
혹시 여기서 나이키를 파나요?
Do you happen to sell Nike here?
얼마예요? - How much is (it)?
그 원피스는 얼마예요?
How much is that dress?
사이즈 - size
몇 사이즈 입으세요? What size do you wear?
작은 사이즈 small
중간 사이즈 medium
큰 사이즈 large
특대 사이즈 extra large
입어보다 - to try on
이거 좀 입어봐도 돼요?
Can I try this on?
어울리다 - to suit/match
그건 잘 어울려요!
That suits you well! / That looks good on you!
~ 받나요? - Do you accept/take….?
환금 받나요? Do you accept cash?
체크카드 받나요? Do you take debit?
신용카드 받나요? Do you take credit?
교환하다 / 바꾸다 - to change/exchange
이 셔츠를 다른 것과 교환해주시겠어요?
Can you exchange this shirt with a different one?
새것으로 바꿔주세요
Please exchange this for a new one,
환불 - a refund
환불해주시겠어요?
Can I get a refund?
~ 이/가 어디에요? - Where is the…?
화장실이 어디에요? Where is the bathroom?
계산대가 어디에요? Where is the checkout?
탈의실이 어디에요? Where is the fitting room/dressing room?
어서오세요! - Welcome!
비밀번호를 누르세요 - Please enter your pin number
여기에 사인해주세요 - Please sign here
영수증 드릴까요? - Would you like a receipt?
Bonus:
시즌 마지막 세일 - end of season sale
할인 - discount
깎아주세요! - Give me a discount, please!
How to teach yourself linguistics online for free
Wish you were enrolled in an intro linguistics class this semester? Starting a linguistics major and looking for extra help? Trying to figure out whether you should study linguistics and what comes after? Whether you’re just trying to grasp the basics of linguistics or you’re trying to construct a full online linguistics course, here’s a comprehensive list of free linguistics websites, podcasts, videos, blogs, and other resources from around the internet:
Linguistics Podcasts
Specific episodes:
The International Phonetic Alphabet and vowels
Constituency
Gricean Maxims and presuppositions
Kids These Days aren’t ruining language
Learning languages linguistically
Phonemes and palatalization
Prepositions, determiners, verbs
Morphemes and the wug test
Why do we gesture when we talk?
Syllables
Podcasts in general:
Lingthusiasm
The History of English Podcast
Talk the Talk
Lexicon Valley
The World in Words
A Way With Words
Vocal Fries
Linguistics Videos
Modular topics:
NativLang (cartoons)
The Ling Space
Tom Scott’s Language Files
Arika Okrent (whiteboard videos)
Structured video series like an online course:
Introduction to Linguistics (TrevTutor)
Another intro linguistics series (DS Bigham)
Phonology (TrevTutor)
Mathematical linguistics (TrevTutor)
Syntax (TrevTutor)
Another syntax series following the chapter structure of a free online syntax textbook (Caroline Heycock)
The Virtual Linguistics Campus at Marburg University
“Miracles of Human Language” (on Coursera from Leiden University)
Blog posts
General
How much do I need to know before taking intro linguistics? (Spoiler: not much)
28 tips for doing better in your intro linguistics course
How to find a topic for your linguistics essay or research paper
For typesetting linguistics symbols: What is LaTeX and why do linguists love it? (with sample LaTeX doc to download and modify).
An open access intro linguistics textbook, all freely available online
Further linguistics resources about specific areas, such as sociolinguistics, psycholinguistics, language acquisition (first/second), historical linguistics, neurolinguistics, prescriptivism.
Phonetics & Phonology
How to make your own paper model of the larynx
Teaching phonetics using lollipops
How to remember the IPA vowel chart
How to remember the IPA consonant chart
IPA transcription practice
A detailed explanation of sonorants, obstruents, and sonority
A very elaborate Venn diagram of English phonological features
The basics of how Optimality Theory works, with coffee analogy
Allophones of /t/, explained with internet gifs
Several good visualizations and explanations of the vocal tract
How to type IPA on your phone (Android and iOS)
Various ways to type IPA on a computer
Morphology & Syntax
Morphological typology cartoons
So you asked the internet how to draw syntax trees. Here’s why you’re confused.
Types of trees: a sentence is an S, a sentence is an IP, a sentence is a TP
A step-by-step guide to drawing a syntax tree, with gifs
Distributed Morphology
Garden path sentences: how they work, some examples
Structural ambiguity and understanding people in Ipswich
How to draw trees on a computer (TreeForm and phpSyntaxTree)
Pronoun typology and “the gay fanfiction problem”
The solution to violent example sentences: Pokemon
Semantics & Pragmatics
The difference between epistemic and deontic, necessity and possibility (with bonus modals as Hogwarts houses)
Why learn semantics? Comebacks to annoying people.
Presuppositions, implicature and entailment, and more presuppositions in Lizzie Bennet Diaries
Gricean maxims in Welcome to Night Vale
Scalar implicature and a duck gif
Giving a shit about Negative Polarity Items, NPIs explained using Mean Girls references, and a follow-up on Free Choice Items
The lambda calculus for absolute dummies
The Lambda Calculator (software for practising in Heim & Kratzer style)
Teaching linguistics
Linguistics resources for high school teachers
Teaching linguistics to 9-14 year olds
On writing an IB extended essay in linguistics (& follow-up)
IPA Bingo
IPA Jeopardy and IPA Hangman
Practising syntax trees using cards and string/straws
Find a linguistics olympiad near you!
Editing linguistics Wikipedia articles instead of writing a final paper that no one but the prof will read (see also wikiedu.org)
Academic/career advice
Should you go to grad school in linguistics? Maybe
Figuring out if you actually want to go to linguistics grad school
How to decide which linguistics grad school to go to
How to look for linguistics undergrad programs
How to interact with someone who’s just given a talk
An extensive list of undergrad and/or student-friendly conferences - apply to one near you!
Advice for linguistics profs on increasing enrollment and supporting non-academic careers
Linguistics jobs - a series about careers outside academia
Languages
Linguistic approaches to language learning resource roundup
Will linguistics help with language learning? / Will learning a second language help with linguistics?
The problem with “economically useful” as a reason for language learning
Further link roundups
This list not enough? Try these further masterposts:
A very long list of linguistics movies, documentaries, and TV show episodes
A list of books (fiction and nonfiction) about linguistics
A comprehensive list of language and linguistics podcasts, from Superlinguo
A very long list of linguistics YouTube channels and other free online videos about linguistics
20 linguistics blogs I recommend following
How to explain linguistics to your friends and family this holiday season
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