Researchers uncover the origins of the Uralic language family
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Revitalizing a dormant language from 80-year-old manuscripts
How archival manuscripts are helping revitalize the Chitimacha language of Louisiana
A mysterious pre-Islamic script from Oman has been deciphered, while AI helps historians complete damaged Latin texts
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What to do when someone corrects your pronunciation
Some strategies for educating people about linguistics
The last native speaker of Caddo dies at age 95
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