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Language Stories: The Great ‘Eskimo Snow Words’ Debate

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This entry is part 1 of 6 in the series Language Stories

Among the many charming anecdotes in the world of linguistics, the ‘Eskimo Snow Words’ story holds a position of considerable prominence. A tale as beguiling [Read More…]

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History Arabic Portuguese Etymology Australian Aboriginal Languages

Language Stories: The Great Emu War of Languages

Estimated read time 5 min read
This entry is part 2 of 6 in the series Language Stories

Among the myriad anecdotes about languages, none encapsulates the eccentricity and wonder of linguistic evolution quite like the story of the word “emu”. A fascinating [Read More…]

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History English Politics

Language Stories: “Up With This, I Will Not Put”

Estimated read time 5 min read
This entry is part 3 of 6 in the series Language Stories

In the annals of linguistic anecdotes, few stories are as enduring, entertaining or illuminating as the exchange attributed to the irrepressible Sir Winston Churchill about [Read More…]

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Culture History Native American Languages

Language Stories: Darwin and the Birth of Ethnolinguistics

Estimated read time 5 min read
This entry is part 4 of 6 in the series Language Stories

The narrative of Charles Darwin’s voyage aboard the HMS Beagle, while famous for its contributions to evolutionary biology, is seldom explored from the viewpoint of [Read More…]

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History Native American Languages Translation

The Legend of Malintzin: From Language Mediator to Historical Icon

Estimated read time 4 min read
This entry is part 5 of 6 in the series Language Stories

In the annals of language history, few figures emerge as enigmatic, transformative, and divisive as La Malinche, also known as Malintzin, Doña Marina, or simply, [Read More…]

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History

The Curious Case of the Green Children of Woolpit

Estimated read time 4 min read
This entry is part 6 of 6 in the series Language Stories

In the annals of history, there are tales so strange that they seem more like fiction than fact. One such story is the curious case [Read More…]

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