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The writing on a recently-discovered tablet has linguists baffled, and GPT passes the Turing Test

Here’s what happened this week in language and linguistics.

Daniel W. Hieber, Ph.D.

Daniel W. Hieber, Ph.D.

24 Apr 2025 — 13 min read
The writing on a recently-discovered tablet has linguists baffled, and GPT passes the Turing Test

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Mom’s voice boosts language-center development in preemies’ brains

Mom’s voice boosts language-center development in preemies’ brains

Also this week: Smart dogs have a humanlike knack for naming new objects + Birds all over the world use the same sound to warn of threats + The Language-Lover’s Lexipedia

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China lays claim to Austronesian languages

China lays claim to Austronesian languages

Also this week: The Linguistics of a Showgirl: How Taylor Swift’s accent has changed over time + We will soon be able to talk with other species—but which one will be first?

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What’s in a name?: Eponymous etymology

What’s in a name?: Eponymous etymology

A sneak peek at Jess Zafarris’ new book, “Useless etymology: Word origins for curious minds”

07 Oct 2025
Could Neanderthals handle language variation?

Could Neanderthals handle language variation?

Also this week: Jane Goodall dies at 91 + Merriam-Webster adds 5,000 words to the dictionary

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