Linguistics

The Ghost in the Object: Spain’s Personal ‘a’

Ever wonder why Spanish speakers say "Veo a María" but "Veo la mesa"? This grammatical quirk, known as the "personal…

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The RAE vs. ‘Todes’: A Language Standoff

A linguistic battle is raging across the Spanish-speaking world, pitting the prestigious Real Academia Española (RAE) against a powerful grassroots…

4 months ago

The Spanish That Crossed the Atlantic

Ever wonder why Spanish in Mexico sounds so different from Spanish in Madrid? The story begins not in the capital,…

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Spain’s Secret Lexicon: The Influence of Caló

Ever wondered where cool Spanish slang words like 'currar' (to work) or 'molar' (to be cool) come from? The answer…

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Leísmo, Laísmo, Loísmo: Spain’s Pronoun War

In the world of Spanish grammar, a quiet war rages on. The combatants are three tiny pronouns—le, la, and lo—and…

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The Upside-Down Question Mark’s Origin

Why is Spanish the only major language to use inverted question marks (¿) and exclamation marks (¡)? This unique punctuation…

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The Ghost of Spanish in the Philippines

For over 300 years, Spanish was the official language of the Philippines, but today it is a linguistic ghost. Its…

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The Lisp That Isn’t a Lisp: Spain’s Seseo

Ever wondered why some Spanish speakers seem to have a lisp when they pronounce 'c' or 'z'? It's not a…

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Mapping the Mouth: The Genius of the IPA

The International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) is a universal system for transcribing the sounds of any language with scientific precision. Born…

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The Forest for the Trees: Inside Linguistic Treebanks

Ever wonder how your phone understands complex questions? Behind every major advance in AI and search technology is a massive,…

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