linguistic history

A Word to Name the Unspeakable: Raphael Lemkin and the Creation of “Genocide”

Discover the powerful story of Raphael Lemkin, the Polish-Jewish lawyer who witnessed the horrors of the Holocaust and created a…

3 weeks ago

Clicks, Pops, and Whistles: A Journey into the World’s Rarest Speech Sounds

Go beyond familiar consonants and vowels on a journey into the world's phonetic rarities, from the sharp clicks of Southern…

3 weeks ago

Speaking with Angels: The Enochian Language

In the diverse world of linguistics, few tales are as captivating and mysterious as the story of Enochian, reputedly the…

2 years ago

Old Hungarian Runes: An Insight into Magyar Prehistory

Introduction The Old Hungarian script, often termed as "runic" due to its superficial resemblance to the Germanic runes, offers a…

2 years ago

The Enduring Mystery of the Phaistos Disk: A Linguistic Enigma

For anyone with a passion for ancient civilizations and the mysterious languages they spoke, the story of the Phaistos Disk…

2 years ago

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