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Renaissance on the bayou: Revitalizing the Chitimacha language
The Chitimacha language was once thought to be extinct, but today is undergoing a renaissance as young people learn the language again.
Daniel W. Hieber, Ph.D.
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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From counting to language: How writing evolved
The earliest version of cuneiform wasn't used to write language at all—it was used to count! And that Sumerian system of counting still influences our counting systems today. Here's the story of Sumerian numerals.
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William Labov (1927–2024)
William Labov was the father of sociolinguistics who pioneered the study of dialectology.
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The linguistics behind Biden's "garbage" gaffe
Why an apostrophe might determine the outcome of the U.S. presidential election.
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Where do writing systems come from?
Where do the world's writing systems come from?
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3 things people get wrong about language
Here are 3 things people get wrong about language.
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Welcome to Linguistic Discovery!
Linguistic Discovery explores the science and diversity of language, a field known as linguistics.
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Does “fruition” come from the word “fruit”?
Does "fruition" come from the word "fruit"?
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‘dog’ vs. ‘horse’ in Native American languages
Why are dogs called 'little horses' in some Native American languages?
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What are language isolates?
A language isolate is a language that is unrelated to any other known language.
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What are retronyms?
A retronym is a new term for an old concept that is created because the word for the old concept has shifted in meaning and no longer uniquely refers to the original idea.
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Welcome to the new LinguisticDiscovery.com!