Applied Linguistics

The Deafblind Alphabet: Tadoma and Lorm

How do you communicate when you can neither see nor hear? This post explores the incredible world of deafblind communication,…

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Typo Disasters: When Bad Fonts Cost Fortunes

Can a font choice really cost a company millions? From a single misplaced letter that nearly bankrupted a business to…

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The Man Who Spoke Only in Numbers

Following a severe stroke, a brilliant Russian scientist lost his ability to speak—but found a new voice in the language…

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The POW Tap Code: A Language of Knocks

In the crushing silence of Vietnamese POW camps, American prisoners forged a lifeline from a simple 5x5 grid of letters.…

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Designing a Keyboard for Efficiency

The QWERTY keyboard you use every day wasn't designed for speed; it was engineered to prevent jams in 19th-century typewriters.…

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The Unseen Work of a Speech Pathologist

Go beyond the classroom stereotype and into the complex world of the Speech-Language Pathologist. This article uncovers the unseen science…

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The Neutral Spanish Myth: Dubbing for LatAm

Ever wonder why every cartoon character in Latin America seems to speak with the same, non-specific accent? This is "neutral…

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Zero-Translation: The Art of Transcreation

Some marketing messages can't be translated; they must be reborn. Discover "transcreation", the creative process of adapting a brand's core…

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Finding Your Voice: The New AAC Tech

Modern Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) has moved far beyond simple picture boards. Today's high-tech apps and devices are empowering…

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The Unseen Labor of a Subtitler

Subtitling is a delicate dance of linguistics, technology, and creative writing, far from the simple transcription it's often assumed to…

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