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Germans bemoan the “idiot’s apostrophe”, and research on using AI to communicate with dolphins wins the $100,000 Dolittle Prize
Here’s what happened this week in language and linguistics.
A weekly roundup of the latest language-related news, research in linguistics, interesting reads from the week, and newest books and other media dealing with language and linguistics.
Discovery Dispatch
Here’s what happened this week in language and linguistics.
Discovery Dispatch
Here’s what happened this week in language and linguistics.
Discovery Dispatch
Here’s what happened this week in language and linguistics.
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Here’s what happened this week in language and linguistics.
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We’re also making progress on talking to aliens, and a new book on Proto-Indo-European is on its way. Here’s what happened this week in language and linguistics.
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Here’s what happened this week in language and linguistics.
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When language evolved, how whistled languages work, and what alien languages might be like. Here’s what happened this week in language and linguistics.
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Bonobos challenge the uniqueness of human language, penguins learn etymology, and China adopts a new gender-neutral pronoun. Here’s what happened this week in language and linguistics.
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Here’s what happened this week in language and linguistics.
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How hypothetical are protolanguages? How did the Indo-Europeans spread? What does conversation look like in the brain? Here’s what happened this week in language and linguistics.
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This week I discuss the growth of science communication in linguistics, plus how simple gestures can counteract subtle linguistic biases.
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Babies can learn multiple languages from birth—and they’ll slow the onset of dementia if they do. Here’s what happened this week in language and linguistics.