Unlocking the Universe of Languages
Excorporation is a rare linguistic process where a grammatical piece, once bound inside a larger word, "escapes" to become an independent word itself. We explore this fascinating phenomenon, using the…
In languages like Inuktitut or Mohawk, a single, complex word can convey a thought that requires a full sentence in English. This linguistic phenomenon, known as polysynthesis, builds massive 'sentence-words'…
On the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido, a language isolate with no known relatives is fighting for survival. The Ainu language, with its unique polysynthetic grammar and rich oral traditions…