Current Linguistics
New study links receptivity to corporate bullshit to weaker leadership skills
Also this week: New Mexico is losing a form of Spanish spoken nowhere else + Study finds that isolated human groups speak more diverse languages
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The Ass Camouflage Construction
What this African American English expression teaches us about the world’s languages
Current Linguistics
We’re losing 338 spoken words every year, linguists find
Also this week: Sperm whale communication closesly mirrors human language + Why toddlers don’t understand the words “I” and “you”
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Baby talk in the languages of the world
How parents talk to their children around the globe
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What kind of language is Eridian, question?
The linguistics of Project Hail Mary
Current Linguistics
World’s oldest alphabet discovered
Also this week: Researchers determine that bees understand morse code + ⅓ of grammatical universals stand up to rigorous testing
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Your cryptogram is lying to you—/t/ isn’t the most frequent consonant in English
What are the most frequent sounds across languages (and why)?
Current Linguistics
Vocabulary undergoes natural selection just like species. Plus a new database on the languages of the Americas.
Here’s what happened this week in language and linguistics.