https://emsenn.net/tags/linguistics/Recent content in Linguistics on emsenn.netHugoen-usTue, 02 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://emsenn.net/blog/2025-09-02-2005-linguistic-pragmatics-and-ludimatics/Tue, 02 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://emsenn.net/blog/2025-09-02-2005-linguistic-pragmatics-and-ludimatics/<p>Thinking about the influence that Terry Pratchett has had on my writing, specifically my writing style, and how every sentence can probably be written to be a little fun.</p> <p>And it made me think about how, in linguistics, there&rsquo;s the idea of pragmatics, the parts of speech that make it sound human, or whatever. And it makes me wonder about the idea of &ldquo;ludimatics&rdquo; or whatever the proper formation would be: the parts of speech that make it feel fun.</p>