Why do people use double negatives? And what’s the difference between a pidgin vs. a creole?
Here’s what happened this week in language and linguistics.

Here’s what happened this week in language and linguistics.
Also this week: Jane Goodall dies at 91 + Merriam-Webster adds 5,000 words to the dictionary
A new book takes us on a linguistic odyssey through the history of the alphabet
Also this week: Bilingualism is reworking this language’s rainbow + How speaking in a second language directly affects your moral judgement
Also this week: The world’s oldest written languages, and a cool new book on etymology. Here’s what happened this week in language and linguistics.