Historical Linguistics

English Words of Suprising Origin – Part II

Our exploration of English loan words continues as we delve deeper into the richness of etymology, taking an engaging linguistic…

2 years ago

English Words of Suprising Origin – Part I

The English language is a kaleidoscope of cultural influence, where words from different corners of the world have found a…

2 years ago

The Great Vowel Shift: How it Transformed the English Language

The Great Vowel Shift, a term coined by the Danish linguist Otto Jespersen, is a pivotal moment in the annals…

2 years ago

Why Are Many English Words Spelled Differently Than They Are Pronounced?

English is a peculiar language in many ways, and one of its most baffling features is the inconsistency between pronunciation…

2 years ago

Language Stories: Darwin and the Birth of Ethnolinguistics

The narrative of Charles Darwin's voyage aboard the HMS Beagle, while famous for its contributions to evolutionary biology, is seldom…

2 years ago

Language Stories: The Great Emu War of Languages

Among the myriad anecdotes about languages, none encapsulates the eccentricity and wonder of linguistic evolution quite like the story of…

2 years ago

Cracking the Code: The Fascinating Journey of Deciphering Hieroglyphs

From the enigmatic scribbles painted on cave walls by early humans, to the complex codes employed by modern computer programmers,…

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The Role of Portuguese in the Age of Exploration

From the 15th to the 17th century, a period known as the Age of Exploration, or the Age of Discovery,…

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Archaic Portuguese Words: A Journey through Literature

In the kaleidoscopic world of language evolution, words ebb and flow, surge, and retreat like the waves of an ocean.…

2 years ago

What is the Oldest Language in the World?

When we embark on the quest to explore the oldest language in the world, we delve into the fascinating world…

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