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: Why grammar snobs don’t actually like language + Bluey released in an Australian indigenous language + Enrollment in advanced language classes dropping in the UK
Current Linguistics
Also this week: ConlangCrafter: The AI that invents languages + What linguists think everyone should know about language
Current Linguistics
Also this week: The Herculaneum scrolls are giving up their secrets + The Bantu Expansion: The mass migration that transformed sub-Saharan Africa
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Around 1,000 Greek words can’t be traced to any Indo-European language. Where do they come from?
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Also this week: Why you might not want to learn language like a child + How California “Valley Girl” talk changed the way America speaks + Statistical physics reveals how languages evolve
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On the “word gap” and how much you should talk to your toddler
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Also this week: Mom defends decision to teach her kids French despite not being a native speaker + Why English isn’t actually decaying + Baby talk is good for your child, actually
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On Persia, Iran, Farsi, and Aryan: The many names for Iran, its peoples, and its languages
Current Linguistics
Also this week: Willkommen, bienvenue, welcome to a Eurovision Song Contest that embraces linguistic diversity + Linguists are mapping Rhode Island’s linguistic diversity
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On Polari and the history of queer language
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Also this week: More Ukrainians are switching from speaking Russian to Ukrainian + Scientists say AI is bringing us closer to talking to animals + A new book on the world’s vanishing languages
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Inspiring words for linguistics majors