Oulipo: Writing Under Constraint
Heterograms & Isograms: Words with Unique Letters
Stoichedon: The Greek Grid Style of Writing
Kinesics: Reading Body Motion
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Terms of Venery: A Murder of Crows
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Oulipo: Writing Under Constraint
Discover Oulipo, the French literary group that combines mathematics and writing to prove that strict constraints are the key to…
Heterograms & Isograms: Words with Unique Letters
Explore the linguistic and mathematical fascination behind heterograms and isograms—words where no letter is ever repeated. This article delves into…
Stoichedon: The Greek Grid Style of Writing
Discover the "stoichedon" style of Ancient Greece, where inscriptions were carved in perfect, checkerboard-like grids without spaces or punctuation. This…
Kinesics: Reading Body Motion
Ray Birdwhistell’s theory of Kinesics challenges us to analyze body language with the same grammatical rigor we apply to spoken…
Paralinguistics: Meaning Beyond Words
Words provide the data, but paralinguistics provide the manual on how to interpret them. This article explores how volume, pitch,…
Terms of Venery: A Murder of Crows
Discover the fascinating history behind terms like a "murder of crows" or a "parliament of owls." We explore how the…
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