linguistic relativity

A Century of Change: Azerbaijani’s 4 Script Swaps

In the 20th century, Azerbaijani speakers were forced to change their official alphabet three times—from Perso-Arabic to Latin, to Cyrillic,…

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A Measure for Everything: How Mandarin Categorizes the World

In Mandarin Chinese, you cannot simply say "three books"—grammatical rules force speakers to categorize the world through specific classifiers based…

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Nivkh’s 26 Ways to Count: A Linguistic Marvel

Explore the fascinating linguistic landscape of the Nivkh language, where counting isn't as simple as 1, 2, 3. With over…

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aUI: The Constructed Language of Space

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

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Visualizing Sound: The Cymatics of Speech

While we usually think of language as invisible sound, the science of cymatics reveals that speech creates tangible geometric patterns…

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E-Prime: What Happens When We Delete “To Be”?

Uncover the fascinating linguistic constraint of E-Prime (English Prime), a version of English that completely eliminates the verb "to be."…

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The Debitive Mood: Why Latvian Has a Special Way to Say “Must”

Unlike most European languages which rely on modal verbs like "must" or "have to", Latvian utilizes a unique grammatical feature…

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The Bloody Origins of International Mother Language Day

Did you know that International Mother Language Day was born from a massacre? Discover the moving history of the 1952…

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Ithkuil: The World’s Most Complex Grammar

Explore Ithkuil, a constructed language designed for maximum precision and conciseness, featuring 96 grammatical cases and logic so dense that…

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Roman Wax Tablets: The Ancient iPad

Long before the iPad, the Romans mastered mobile communication with the "tabula"—a reusable wax tablet that functioned as the ancient…

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