The Politics of Dictionaries

7 months ago

Ever wonder who decides when a word like 'rizz' is official? This post delves into the surprisingly political world of…

When English Met French

7 months ago

The Norman Conquest of 1066 wasn't just a military victory; it was a linguistic collision that created a centuries-long class…

The Secret Code of Scribes

7 months ago

Before the printing press, scribes used a secret code of symbols and shortcuts to write faster and save precious parchment.…

The Hidden Logic of Baby Babble

7 months ago

Is a baby's babbling just adorable, random noise? Far from it. Linguists have discovered that babbling is a highly structured…

Hey Siri: The Unwritten Grammar of Voice Commands

7 months ago

Have you ever noticed you talk to Siri differently than you talk to a person? We've developed a unique "Machine…

The Greek Language War: A Nation’s Identity Crisis

7 months ago

For over a century, Greece was torn apart by a linguistic civil war, a battle fought not with weapons but…

The Character with No Sound

7 months ago

Before it was the linchpin of your email address, the @ symbol was a character without a sound, a silent…

The Logic of Blissymbols

7 months ago

Born from the horrors of war, Blissymbols was a universal language designed for peace, built on pure logic. This post…

Speaking with Hands and Mouth

7 months ago

In central Australia, the Arandic peoples use a complex sign language alongside speech, a system developed for times when speech…

The Linguistics of Lying

7 months ago

That moment a child tells their first lie—"Who ate the cookie?" "Not me!"—is more than just mischief. It's a monumental…

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