Can a word be a specific type of itself? This article introduces autohyponymy, a fascinating linguistic quirk where words like…
Go inside your smart speaker and discover how it turns sound into text through the lens of linguistics. Explore the…
Why does Italian have 'pala' (shovel) but also 'palla' (ball)? This phenomenon, known as gemination or consonant doubling, isn't just…
What do the 's' in 'cats', the 'en' in 'oxen', and the vowel change in 'feet' have in common? They…
Why can you count 'chairs' but not 'furniture'? This linguistic puzzle is explained by the mass-count distinction, a fundamental rule…
Ever found yourself accidentally copying the sentence structure of the person you're talking to? This isn't a coincidence; it's a…
Imagine being the first outsider to document a language with no written form. How would you create its first-ever dictionary?…
Before writing, societies preserved immense libraries of knowledge within the human mind. The "unwritten archive" of oral tradition wasn't based…
How do we know who "he" is in the sentence "John said he was tired"? While English leaves it ambiguous,…
Ever wondered why 'you' is the same whether you're doing the action or receiving it, unlike "I" and "me"? This…
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