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Constructing a Field Dictionary from Scratch
Imagine being the first outsider to document a language with no written form. How would you create its first-ever dictionary?…
The Rounding Harmony of Turkic Languages
Have you ever mastered vowel harmony, only to find another layer of rules? Enter labial harmony, the fascinating system in…
The Unwritten Archive: Linguistics of Oral Traditions
Before writing, societies preserved immense libraries of knowledge within the human mind. The "unwritten archive" of oral tradition wasn't based…
Logophoricity: The Grammar of Point of View
How do we know who "he" is in the sentence "John said he was tired"? While English leaves it ambiguous,…
Case Syncretism: When Grammar Gets Efficient
Ever wondered why 'you' is the same whether you're doing the action or receiving it, unlike "I" and "me"? This…
One Slice, One Loaf: The Logic of Measure Words
Ever wondered why you can't say "one rice" in English or "one bread" in Chinese? This post dives into the…
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