This is the first linguistic restaurant review. I hope
Last Friday, I had to go to Warsaw and stay the night there. As my latest book (co-authored with Justyna Ziółkowska) has only just been published in physical copy, I decided to celebrate and celebrate handsomely. A few days before travelling, I booked a table at Nolita, which some reviews have as the best restaurant in Warsaw. And here I want to write my first ever restaurant review, and, hopefully, the first ever linguistic review of a restaurant. Continue reading “This is the first linguistic restaurant review. I hope”
Lost in conversation
I went to birthday party last Saturday. A friend I was sitting next to asked me how I have found Poland. I guess it’s time to make a little summary of my continuing migrant experience. In this post, I am going to focus on language, something I have found both fascinating and puzzling. Continue reading “Lost in conversation”
On ‘lived experience’
For years, I’ve thought that the expression ‘lived experience’ is an academic term. Lately, I’ve seen its emergence outside academia and, it seems, whoever can, they talk about lived experience. I want to comment on this, having wanted to this post for quite some time. Continue reading “On ‘lived experience’”
Language, thinking, and telling fortune
I am often asked to review articles with qualitative research. Unfortunately, time and again, I am disappointed with what I read. One of the most frequent problems I encounter consists of making claims as to a simple relationship between language and thinking. In this blogpost, I would like to elaborate on this. Continue reading “Language, thinking, and telling fortune”