Galina Blankenship

Linguist & Copywriter

Galina Blankenship

Linguist & Copywriter

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Comparing English and Turkish Intonation and Punctuation Patterns

English Word Order Patterns and Information Structure

Cleft Sentences (It-Clefts and Wh-Clefts)

Inversions

How to Write Better (in Any Language): The Universal Principles of Information Structure

Comparing English and Turkish Sentence Classifications

Reconsidering the Classifications of Verbals in English and Turkish: Missing Categories

Clause-Linking in English and Turkish: Coordinate, Subordinate, or Juxtapose...

Separated by a Common Language: British vs. American English (Grammar and Usage: Part 2)

The TDK’s Punctuation Guidelines… Don’t Always Make Sense

Punctuating the Way We Speak

Turkish, French, and English Punctuation

The Turkish Language Reform... Is Still Ongoing

History of the Turkish Literary Language: Many Poets, Few Grammarians

Separated by a Common Language: British vs. American English (Grammar and Usage: Part 1)

Separated by a Common Language: U.S. English vs. U.K. English (Spelling)

Common Terms Used in the Language Industry and Linguistics

COVID-19 MULTILINGUAL RESOURCES TO DOWNLOAD

Explore free Coronavirus reference materials available in multiple languages and easy-to-navigate formats (pdf, docx, epub).

Messages about Coronavirus

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