Venture beyond the familiar Indo-European languages and discover the ancient Dravidian family of Southern India and Sri Lanka. From the…
Have you ever wondered why the letter 'o' is round and 'l' is straight? The answer lies not in abstract…
We're often told to eliminate words like 'um' and 'uh' from our speech, but are they really a sign of…
How do you write a language that isn't spoken, but seen? This post explores the fascinating quest to create a…
Ever wonder why you talk to your pet in a high-pitched, sing-song voice? This unique way of communicating, known as…
For people with grapheme-color synesthesia, letters and numbers aren't just black marks on a page—they have their own inherent, vivid…
Ever wonder how the word "will" came to signal the future? This linguistic magic trick is called grammaticalization, a process…
Why do we call the "Land of the Rising Sun" Japan instead of its native Nippon? This linguistic puzzle opens…
In the history of language, sounds can vanish without a trace. Or can they? This post explores compensatory lengthening, the…
The sentence "The rat the cat the dog chased ate died" is perfectly grammatical, yet it feels like a cognitive…
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