Linguistics

Nova Scotia’s Secret: The Gaelic of Cape Breton

Explore the fascinating linguistic history of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, where a unique dialect of Scottish Gaelic has survived for…

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Beyond Outlander: The Real Language of the Highlands

While fans of *Outlander* fell in love with possible Gaelic phrases, the true history of the language involves a dramatic…

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Maltese: The Sole Survivor of Siculo-Arabic

Explore the fascinating history of Maltese, the only Semitic language in the European Union and the sole survivor of the…

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Why Maltese Catholics Pray to ‘Alla’: A Linguistic History

While Malta is a devoutly Roman Catholic nation, its congregants pray to "Alla"—a direct cognate of the Arabic word for…

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The Only Semitic Language Written in Latin Script

Maltese is the world's only Semitic language written officially in the Latin script, serving as a unique linguistic bridge between…

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The ‘Dummy Do’: English’s Weirdest Grammar Quirk

While most European languages form questions by simply swapping the subject and verb (like the German "Trinken Sie?"), English requires…

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The Great Vowel Shift: Why English Spelling Is Broken

Between the 14th and 18th centuries, English speakers radically changed how they pronounced vowels, engaging in a massive linguistic game…

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1283: Did a King Really Invent the Thai Script?

Tradition holds that King Ramkhamhaeng the Great single-handedly created the Thai writing system in 1283, but does this legend hold…

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The Freising Manuscripts: The Oldest Slavic Latin Texts

Dating back to roughly 1000 AD, the Freising Manuscripts (Brižinski spomeniki) hold the title of the oldest surviving texts in…

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Italian of the East: Unlocking Telugu’s Melodic Secret

Discover the fascinating linguistics behind Telugu, often called the "Italian of the East" due to its unique 'Ajanta' structure where…

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