The Linguist Who Caught the Unabomber

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For 17 years, the Unabomber was a ghost, but his most powerful weapon—a 35,000-word manifesto—became his undoing. This is the…

The Root of the Word: Arabic’s 3-Letter System

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Discover the secret behind Arabic's vast vocabulary: the triliteral root system. This elegant 'word skeleton' method allows a single 3-letter…

How the Deaf See Music

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Music is often considered an auditory experience, but for the Deaf community, it's a world felt through powerful vibrations and…

The Science of Phonaesthetics

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Why does "cellar door" sound so beautiful to English speakers, regardless of its meaning? This is the central question of…

The Politics of Dictionaries

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

When English Met French

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

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