Eye Dialect is a literary technique where authors use non-standard spelling (like "wimmin" or "sez") to represent standard pronunciations, typically…
Arabic speakers live in a state of linguistic duality known as diglossia, navigating between the formal "Modern Standard Arabic" used…
The Korean alphabet, Hangul, is praised for its scientific design, but it once held a secret: a lost vowel called…
While language isolates like Basque stand as mysterious linguistic islands with no living relatives, dialect continuums show us how languages…
How different are two dialects, really? Linguists can now answer that question with surprising precision. Discover the methods used to…
Ever wonder why people in isolated places like an Appalachian hollow develop such a unique way of speaking? It's not…
Think the glottal stop is just for Cockney accents? Think again. This unwritten consonant is hiding in plain sight in…
A voice on a recording might be the only clue in a criminal case. Forensic dialectology is the fascinating field…
The 1960 debate between Kennedy and Nixon wasn't just a visual contest; it was a duel of dialects. This sociolinguistic…
Beyond the familiar sounds of the ocean lies a complex world of communication, where humpback whales sing in distinct, evolving…
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