Hi! I'm Danny! 👋🏼 I am a linguist. 🗣️ I work to document and revitalize endangered languages, while studying the crosslinguistic patterns we see across the world’s languages.
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Also this week: How our DNA holds the history of our language + The Cambridge dictionary adds 6,000 new words—and not everybody’s happy about it. Here’s what happened this week in language and linguistics.
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What the words “pumpkin spice” teach us about language change and indigenous history
Current Linguistics
Also this week: Gesture may have been the origin of language + A new mind-reading AI can turn imagined speech into words. Here’s what happened this week in language and linguistics.
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Also this week: Why all languages have words for ‘this’ and ‘that’ + Antarctic leopard seal ‘songs’ are surprisingly similar to nursey rhymes. Here’s what happened this week in language and linguistics.
Current Linguistics
Also this week: Today is National Navajo Code Talkers Day! And the K-pop band is making Korean Sign Language famous
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How archival manuscripts are helping revitalize the Chitimacha language of Louisiana
Current Linguistics
Also this week: Does your native language affect how you feel pain? And did language evolve because of tools or baby talk? Here’s what happened this week in language and linguistics.
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Some strategies for educating people about linguistics
Current Linguistics
Also this week: The long-lost Chinese typewriter that changed modern computing, plus why AI doesn’t work in bars. Here’s what happened this week in language and linguistics.
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Pidgins, creoles, and mixed languages
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Do languages get simpler over time? Could they get more complex?
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How does your grammar change over the course of your lifetime?