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Tic-Tac: The Hand Signals of Bookmakers

Explore the fascinating "closed kinetic system" of Tic-Tac, the dying sign language of British racecourse bookmakers. This article analyzes how…

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The Dragoman: Polyglot Diplomats of the Ottoman Empire

Explore the fascinating history of the Dragoman, the polyglot intermediaries who held the keys to communication between the Ottoman Empire…

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Word Salad: The Linguistics of Schizophrenia

Schizophasia, or "word salad", represents a complex linguistic breakdown found in conditions like schizophrenia, where the structure of language remains…

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King Njoya’s Dream: The Bamum Script Revolution

Discover the remarkable true story of King Ibrahim Njoya of Cameroon, who invented a writing system from scratch in the…

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Visualizing Sound: The Cymatics of Speech

While we usually think of language as invisible sound, the science of cymatics reveals that speech creates tangible geometric patterns…

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The Indus Script: The Unicorn Seal Mystery

The Indus Valley Civilization left behind magnificent ruins and thousands of mysterious seals featuring a "unicorn" and short strings of…

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E-Prime: What Happens When We Delete “To Be”?

Uncover the fascinating linguistic constraint of E-Prime (English Prime), a version of English that completely eliminates the verb "to be."…

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The Debitive Mood: Why Latvian Has a Special Way to Say “Must”

Unlike most European languages which rely on modal verbs like "must" or "have to", Latvian utilizes a unique grammatical feature…

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The Slavic Oddity: Why Bulgarian Has No Cases

While most Slavic languages are infamous for their complex systems of noun cases, Bulgarian stands out as a unique linguistic…

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Running Amok: Surprising English Words of Malay Origin

Did you know that "ketchup" isn't an American invention, but a word borrowed from the Spice Islands? In this deep…

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