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3 things people get wrong about language
Here are 3 things people get wrong about language.
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East Ambae
The East Ambae language is spoken on the Ambae island of Vanuatu by about 5,000 speakers.
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linguistic relativity
Linguistic relativity is the idea that the language(s) a person speaks influences the way they think, their worldview, their cognition, or how they categorize things in the world.
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#000: World of Words
Welcome to World of Words, a subscriber-only newsletter about grammatical diversity in the world’s languages and the forces that shape language. You can get each issue as it's published, as well as access the entire newsletter archive, by subscribing to the Linguistic Discovery Patreon at the link
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fruition
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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language isolate
A language isolate is a language that is unrelated to any other known language.
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September 2024
Here's what's coming up for Linguistic Discovery in September!
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retronym
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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English
English is a Germanic language from England that is used as a global lingua franca.
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Welcome to the new LinguisticDiscovery.com!
Welcome to the new LinguisticDiscovery.com!
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language family
A language family is a group of languages that descend from a common ancestor.