Tag: Linguistics
To have better disagreements, change your words – here are 4...
Julia Minson, Harvard Kennedy School
Your 18-year-old daughter announces she’s in love, dropping out of college and moving to...
What is that voice in your head when you read?
Beth Meisinger, University of Memphis and Roger J. Kreuz, University of Memphis
Curious Kids is...
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...
EXPLORING NATURE
Research about global fishing shows value of detailed environmental data, which...
Mark Axelrod, Michigan State University
To help people who are affected by pollution and other environmental harms, it’s common...
