Paralinguistics: Meaning Beyond Words

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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

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Discover the fascinating history behind terms like a "murder of crows" or a "parliament of owls." We explore how the…

Transliteration vs. Transcription: What’s the Difference?

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Confused why "Peking" became "Beijing", or why "Quran" is sometimes spelled "Koran"? It all comes down to the linguistic battle…

aUI: The Constructed Language of Space

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aUI (the Language of Space) is a constructed language created by Dr. John Weilgart, who claimed it was taught to…

Rohonc Codex: Hoax or Hungarian History?

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Often overshadowed by the Voynich Manuscript, the Rohonc Codex involves a mysterious book found in Hungary containing nearly 800 distinct…

Relay Translation: When Languages Don’t Touch

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When direct translation between two languages isn't possible, the world relies on a "pivot" language to bridge the gap. This…

Bridge Bidding: A Syntactic Card Game

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Contract Bridge is more than a game of strategy; it is a complex linguistic exercise involving a rigid syntax and…

The “Labial Compromise”: Linguistics of Lip-Syncing

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Discover the "Labial Compromise", the linguistic art form where translators prioritize mouth shapes over literal definitions to create seamless dubbing.…

CamelCase vs. snake_case: The Grammar of Code

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In the dialect of computer programming, spaces are illegal, forcing coders to adopt unique orthographic rules like CamelCase and snake_case…

Proto-Elamite: The World’s Oldest Unsolved Code

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Contemporary with the famous Sumerian cuneiform, Proto-Elamite is a 5,000-year-old script from ancient Iran that remains almost entirely undeciphered. This…

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