linguistic theories

Language Carbon Dating: The Science of Glottochronology

Ever wonder how linguists estimate when languages like Spanish and French split from their common ancestor? The answer lies in…

3 weeks ago

The “Wug” Test: How a Fake Bird Revealed the Secrets of Child Language Acquisition

In 1958, a fictional bird called a "wug" helped solve one of the biggest mysteries of the human mind: how…

3 weeks ago

The Curious Case of the Green Children of Woolpit

In the annals of history, there are tales so strange that they seem more like fiction than fact. One such…

2 years ago

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