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Do Blind People Gesture When Speaking?

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This article explores the fascinating research showing that individuals who have been blind from birth do gesture when they speak,…

How to Count Without Numbers

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The Real Language of Pirates

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Think pirates all sounded like Long John Silver, shouting "Shiver me timbers"!? The historical reality is far more fascinating. This…

Why We ‘Baby Talk’: The Science

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The Sound of a Merger: Spain’s ‘Y’ vs ‘LL’

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Explore "yeísmo", the fascinating linguistic phenomenon where the Spanish 'll' and 'y' sounds have merged into one. This post delves…

The Ghost in the Object: Spain’s Personal ‘a’

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The RAE vs. ‘Todes’: A Language Standoff

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The Spanish That Crossed the Atlantic

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Ever wonder why Spanish in Mexico sounds so different from Spanish in Madrid? The story begins not in the capital,…

Spain’s Secret Lexicon: The Influence of Caló

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