Spain’s Secret Lexicon: The Influence of Caló
Ever wondered where cool Spanish slang words like 'currar' (to work) or 'molar' (to be cool) come from? The answer lies in Spain's secret lexicon: Caló, the language of the…
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The Balkan Sprachbund: A Linguistic Melting Pot
What happens when unrelated languages live side-by-side for centuries? In the Balkans, languages as different as Albanian, Greek, and Romanian started borrowing each other's grammar, creating a unique "Sprachbund"—a linguistic…