Tag: Linguistics

Pop, soda or coke? The fizzy history behind America’s favorite linguistic debate

Pop, soda or coke? The fizzy history behind America’s favorite linguistic debate

How countries define climate action in Paris Agreement pledges – and why a standard format could help assess outcomes

How countries define climate action in Paris Agreement pledges – and why a standard format could help assess outcomes

The linguist, educator, philosopher and public thinker has had a massive intellectual and moral influence

The linguist, educator, philosopher and public thinker has had a massive intellectual and moral influence

The Dynamic Nature of Language: An Exploration by Spyridoula Varlokosta | TEDxNTUA – Video

The Dynamic Nature of Language: An Exploration by Spyridoula Varlokosta | TEDxNTUA – Video

Everyday Philosophy: Do emojis help or hurt our language?

Everyday Philosophy: Do emojis help or hurt our language?

Analyzing Trump and Harris’ Vocabularies – GretAi News

Analyzing Trump and Harris’ Vocabularies – GretAi News

9 ordinary things you (probably) didn’t know had fascinating names

9 ordinary things you (probably) didn’t know had fascinating names

Mental illness, psychiatric disorder or psychological problem. What should we call mental distress?

Mental illness, psychiatric disorder or psychological problem. What should we call mental distress?

African elephants address one another with name-like calls − similar to humans

African elephants address one another with name-like calls − similar to humans

Why Navajo is the world’s hardest language to learn

Why Navajo is the world’s hardest language to learn

Why R is the weirdest letter

Why R is the weirdest letter

‘Thirst trap’ and ‘edgelord’ were recently added to the dictionary – so why hasn’t ‘nibling’ made the cut?

‘Thirst trap’ and ‘edgelord’ were recently added to the dictionary – so why hasn’t ‘nibling’ made the cut?