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How the Deaf Read Lips: A Feat of Phonetics
Contrary to Hollywood depictions, lip-reading is less like a superpower and more like a high-stakes puzzle with most of the…
The Logic of Back-Formation: From ‘Editor’ to ‘Edit’
Which came first: the editor or the edit? The answer reveals a fascinating linguistic process called back-formation, where we reverse-engineer…
The Grammar of a Menu: How Wording Whets the Appetite
Ever wonder why "Grandma's slow-cooked apple pie" sounds more appealing than just "apple pie"? The secret lies in menu engineering,…
The Sound of a Valley: Dialect Leveling in Isolation
Ever wonder why people in isolated places like an Appalachian hollow develop such a unique way of speaking? It's not…
The Lexicon of the Lab: Inside Scientific Latin
Ever wonder why scientists use a "dead" language to name living things? Scientific Latin is more than just a tradition;…
The Two ‘Haves’ of Irish: Possession as a State
Unlike English, the Irish language doesn't have a single verb for "to have." Instead, to say "I have a book",…
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