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The Verlan of French Rap

Verlan, the French back-slang born in the suburbs, found its ultimate expression in hip-hop. More than just street talk, it…

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Aesopian Language: The Dissident’s Secret Code

Discover Aesopian language, the subtle art of embedding subversive messages in seemingly innocent writing. Born from the need to outsmart…

5 months ago

Cold Case Linguistics: The Somerton Man’s Code

In 1948, an unidentified man was found dead on an Australian beach with a scrap of paper bearing two Persian…

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Lexical Encryption in Poetry

Poetry often feels like a message in a language we don’t speak, but what if that’s the point? Lexical encryption…

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Steganography: Hiding Text in Plain Sight

While cryptography scrambles a message into an unreadable mess, steganography hides the message's very existence. From ancient poets embedding secrets…

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The Unseen Rules of Texting Tone

A period can feel aggressive, while an exclamation point is the new digital smile. We decode the new, unwritten rules…

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Metathesis: The Brain’s ‘Waps’ Typo

Ever called a "wasp" a "waps" or heard someone say "aks" instead of "ask"? This common slip of the tongue…

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Covert Prestige: Why We Admire ‘Bad’ Language

We're all taught to admire 'proper' speech, but we're often drawn to non-standard dialects and slang. This phenomenon is known…

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The Anti-Grammar of Dada: A Linguistic Rebellion

Born from the rubble of WWI, the Dada art movement wasn't just a rebellion of paint and sculpture; it was…

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The Unseen Work of a Speech Pathologist

Go beyond the classroom stereotype and into the complex world of the Speech-Language Pathologist. This article uncovers the unseen science…

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