Mapping the Mouth: The Genius of the IPA
The International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) is a universal system for transcribing the sounds of any language with scientific precision. Born out of the need to solve the chaos of inconsistent…
Unlocking the Universe of Languages
The International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) is a universal system for transcribing the sounds of any language with scientific precision. Born out of the need to solve the chaos of inconsistent…
That familiar red squiggle under a misspelled word isn't magic; it's a marvel of computational linguistics. This post explores the hidden science behind your spell checker, from how it calculates…
The invention of the printing press was a revolution not just for knowledge, but for language itself. Before Gutenberg, language was a fluid, evolving entity, but the press acted as…
The Great Vowel Shift, a term coined by the Danish linguist Otto Jespersen, is a pivotal moment in the annals of English language history. This...
English is a peculiar language in many ways, and one of its most baffling features is the inconsistency between pronunciation and spelling. It often leaves...