Tag: Linguistics
What is ‘algospeak’? Inside the newest version of linguistic subterfuge
Roger J. Kreuz, University of Memphis
A linguistic arms race is raging online – and it isn’t clear who’s...
Do accents disappear?
Chris C. Palmer, Kennesaw State University and Michelle Devereaux, Kennesaw State University
In Boston, there are reports of people...
Everyday African American Vernacular English is a dialect born from conflict...
Walter Edwards, Wayne State University
Dr. Walter Edwards is a professor of linguistics at Wayne State University, Michigan, where...
Why do people have slips of the tongue?
Cecile McKee, University of Arizona
Have you visited Yew Nork? Does your stummy ache? What dog of bag food...
AI is changing scientists’ understanding of language learning – and raising...
Morten H. Christiansen, Cornell University and Pablo Contreras Kallens, Cornell University
Unlike the carefully scripted dialogue found in most...
When was talking invented? A language scientist explains how this unique...
Richard Futrell, University of California, Irvine
Curious Kids is a series for children of all...
How ‘gate’ became the syllable of scandal
Roger J. Kreuz, University of Memphis
On June 17, 1972, Washington, D.C., police arrested five men for breaking into...
Got Zoom fatigue? Out-of-sync brainwaves could be another reason videoconferencing is...
Julie Boland, University of Michigan
During the pandemic, video calls became a way for me to connect with my...
EXPLORING NATURE
The battle over a global energy transition is on between petro-states...
Jennifer Morgan, Tufts University
Two years ago, countries around the world set a goal of “transitioning away from fossil...
