Linguistics

Reading Right-to-Left: How Scripts Shape the Brain

Does the direction you read in change how you perceive the world? This article delves into the surprising science of…

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The Reader’s Leap: Why Your Eyes Skip Words

Reading feels like a smooth, continuous flow, but your eyes are actually performing a frantic, jerky dance across the page.…

3 weeks ago

The Dental Print: How Teeth Shape Speech

Beyond the agile movements of the tongue and lips, our teeth stand as silent, crucial architects of speech. From the…

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The Sound of an Ancient City

We visualize the grand columns of the Roman Forum or the towering ziggurats of Babylon, but have you ever stopped…

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Decoding the Antarctic Dialect

For scientists and staff "wintering-over" in Antarctica, months of profound isolation have forged a unique micro-dialect. This "Antarctic English" features…

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The Invisible Labels: How AI Tags Grammar

Before an AI can understand language, it must first label every single word with its grammatical function in a process…

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Decoding Dolphin Dialects

We know dolphins communicate with a complex symphony of clicks and whistles, but could they have regional accents, just like…

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The Viking’s Echo: When Icelandic Met Norwegian

What happens when a language preserved in a 1,000-year-old time capsule re-encounters its rapidly evolved cousin? The meeting of Icelandic…

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The Phishing Lure: Linguistics of Scam Emails

"Kindly update your details immediately". It's a phrase that feels slightly off, and for good reason. This article breaks down…

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The Scribe’s Shortcut: A History of the Tilde (~)

That familiar squiggle, the tilde (~), is more than just a decoration on the Spanish 'ñ' or a casual emoji.…

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