Language and Identity

Two Tongues, One Soul: The Hindi-Urdu Divide

While speakers from Delhi and Lahore can converse with ease, their national languages, Hindi and Urdu, are officially distinct. This…

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Lost in Translation in Galicia

Ever tried to say you're 'close' in Galicia and ended up implying you're 'tight'? This post explores the hilarious and…

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The Denali Name War: A Mountain’s Identity

For over a century, North America's tallest peak was at the center of a linguistic and cultural war. This is…

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The Vowel That Saved a Kingdom

In the chaos of medieval Bruges, how could you tell friend from foe? For Flemish rebels in 1302, the answer…

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The Bilingual’s Identity Crisis

This post moves beyond the cognitive benefits of multilingualism to explore a less-discussed challenge: the linguistic identity crisis. We delve…

2 weeks ago

The Heritage Speaker’s Dilemma

You speak a language at home, a tongue filled with the warmth of family and the taste of tradition. Yet,…

3 weeks ago

The Politics of Place Names: Why Cities Change

From Bombay to Mumbai, place names are more than just labels on a map; they are battlegrounds for identity, power,…

3 weeks ago

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…

3 weeks ago

The Alphabet of a Revolution: How N’Ko Is Uniting West Africa’s Languages

While many alphabets are ancient, the N'Ko script was born in 1949 from one man's defiant response to colonial prejudice.…

3 weeks ago

Who Owns Slang? The Complexities of Linguistic Gentrification in the Digital Age

From "on fleek" to "slay," words born in specific communities—particularly AAVE—often travel into the mainstream, where they're adopted by brands…

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