Current Linguistics
Language genes may be much older than previously thought
Also this week: ConlangCrafter: The AI that invents languages + What linguists think everyone should know about language
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Current Linguistics
The Golden Age of Language might have boasted 75,000 languages approximately 2,000 years ago
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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Pre-Greek: The lost language hidden within Ancient Greek
Around 1,000 Greek words can’t be traced to any Indo-European language. Where do they come from?
Current Linguistics
Why your foreign accent sucks
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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Do kids in poor families really hear 30 million fewer words by age 4?
On the “word gap” and how much you should talk to your toddler
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Why your brain is faster at dismantling some words than others
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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Is it “Iran” or “Persia”? “Persian” or “Farsi”?
On Persia, Iran, Farsi, and Aryan: The many names for Iran, its peoples, and its languages
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When words look like their meaning, we process them faster
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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Lavender Linguistics: Learning to live out loud
On Polari and the history of queer language
Current Linguistics
Homophones, plurals, and language “rulescucks” are roiling prediction markets
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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The curse of knowledge (and what to do about it)
Inspiring words for linguistics majors
Current Linguistics
New study links receptivity to corporate bullshit to weaker leadership skills
Also this week: New Mexico is losing a form of Spanish spoken nowhere else + Study finds that isolated human groups speak more diverse languages