Indo-European

The First Language Ban: The Story of the Acadian Expulsion

The Acadian Expulsion of 1755 was far more than a military maneuver; it was one of North America's first major…

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The Vowel That Isn’t There: Schwa Explained

Meet the schwa [ə], the most common yet most invisible vowel in the English language. This humble sound lives in…

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German Filler Words: Sound Like a Native

Tired of your German sounding like it's straight from a textbook? This guide explores the essential filler words (Füllwörter) like…

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German Verb Power: Cracking the Prefix Code

Tired of memorizing endless German verb lists? This post cracks the code on German prefixes, revealing the linguistic LEGO system…

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The Spanish ‘S’ Ghost: Where Does It Go?

Ever wondered why the 's' in Spanish sometimes vanishes into thin air or turns into a soft puff of air?…

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The Future Subjunctive: A Fossil in Peru?

The future subjunctive, a verb tense dead in almost all spoken Spanish, is a ghost from the Golden Age. Yet,…

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The Glottal Stop in Yucatecan Spanish

Travel to Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula and you might hear a secret sound hiding within the local Spanish. This subtle ‘pop’…

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Equatoguinean Spanish: Africa’s Outlier

Did you know Spanish is an official language in Africa? Spoken in Equatorial Guinea, this unique dialect preserves sounds lost…

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The ‘J’ for ‘S’ Swap in Rural Andes

In the rural highlands of the Andes, you might hear Spanish spoken with a curious twist, where the 's' sound…

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Reading a City: The Dialects of Lima

To listen to Lima is to hear the story of Peru itself. The capital's Spanish is a vibrant urban sociolect,…

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