The Word on the Tip of Your Tongue

7 months ago

We all know the maddening feeling of a word stuck on the tip of our tongue. This universal frustration isn't…

The Red Squiggle: Linguistics of Spell Check

7 months ago

That familiar red squiggle under a misspelled word isn't magic; it's a marvel of computational linguistics. This post explores the…

The Rebirth of Cornish

7 months ago

Once officially declared extinct after the death of its last native speaker in the 18th century, the Cornish language (Kernewek)…

AI’s Linguistic Blind Spots

7 months ago

AI language models can write poetry and translate languages, but their impressive abilities mask significant linguistic blind spots. Inheriting biases…

Media Lengua: The Split-Brain Language

7 months ago

Journey to the highlands of Ecuador to discover Media Lengua, a remarkable "split-brain" language that combines the grammar of indigenous…

The Syntax of Sheet Music

7 months ago

We often speak of music as a "universal language", but beyond the metaphor lies a tangible, non-verbal writing system of…

The Prairie Dog’s Dictionary

7 months ago

Beyond simple barks, prairie dogs possess a stunningly complex communication system that functions like a dictionary of the plains. Groundbreaking…

The Foreign-Language Effect: Thinking Rationally

7 months ago

Research suggests that thinking in a second language can reduce our emotional biases and override flawed mental shortcuts. This "foreign-language…

The Language of the Stars: Decoding Astronomy

7 months ago

Have you ever wondered why the star Betelgeuse has an Arabic name but sits in a Greek constellation? The night…

The Loglan Project: A Logical Language

7 months ago

Could a language built on pure logic change the way we think? This article explores the ambitious Loglan project and…

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