The LinguaCelta Language Blog

My blog posts will usually touch on aspects of language and linguistics that have caught my attention. This means there's likely to be a slant towards Welsh and/or English, and particularly on bilingualism and code-switching, since that's my PhD topic. I'm pretty fascinated by just about anything linguistic, though, so you can expect a mish-mash of subjects to appear here.

I aim to make my content as accessible as possible. That means providing audio versions of written posts, transcripts of audio content, and captions for video content. Sometimes alternative versions lag behind the originals, but they will come asap. If there are any specific changes that would make LinguaCelta more accessible, or if my current accessibility measures aren't working for you in any way, please let me know and I'll do what I can to fix things.

Latest posts

Working in the Nazi Bar, 3 Sep 2025

Linguistics, markup languages, and ethical myopia.

An Uncivil Woman, 27 Aug 2025

On hearing the truth spoken to power.

The Meaning is Clear, 08 Oct 2023

A bit of found poetry about linguistic prescriptivism

Swear like a sailor?: the surprising Welsh refashioning of ‘Navy Blue’, 22 Mar 2021

Beadwork, minced oaths, and a syntactic interlude.

‘Bratwaith’: the beauty of loanwords, 07 Sep 2020

A fabric art and beadwork project for the lockdown days.

Leaving Humanist, 10 Aug 2020

Sometimes, avoiding debate is the same as condoning bigotry.

Languaging in Hospital, 09 Jul 2020

Bilingual experiences of a hospital ward.

Intro to Programming: Part 1, 1 Sep 2019

Getting Started: this is the first in a series of posts aimed at an academic audience (both students and faculty) who are dipping their toes into programming. The content should also be accessible to other readers, but there will be some advice that's specific to the academic context.

On Not Saying the N-word, 14 Aug 2018

Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words...

Boring Rotters and the Vowelless Slander, 09 Jul 2018

Does Welsh really have too few vowels?

A Nice Chint for your Curtains and a Juicy Quin on your Tree, 21 Jul 2018

A listicle of ten words that used to be plurals. (Depending on what you mean by "used to be". Or by "plurals".)