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Possible Dangers of Computer-Generated Languages
September 21, 2017
The idea of computer systems shortening their learning curve via artificial intelligence is really nothing new. For readers old enough to remember, people left theaters in awe back in 1968 when... Read More
Do You Speak the Language of Love?
September 20, 2017
According to the ancient Greeks, love is the madness of the gods. Today, psychologists define love as a desire to communicate and form an emotional union with someone. In 2012, Google announced... Read More
Where Did All the Acronyms Come From?
August 15, 2017
In today's world, it is difficult to keep up with all the acronyms, abbreviated words and organizational initialism. Markings on sculpted stones take the earliest word abbreviations back to... Read More
What Is the Difference Between Creole and Cajun?
August 9, 2017
Most people asking this question would likely be referring to food. Ironically, both French-based terms also refer to languages that developed after settlers occupied the southern Mississippi... Read More
The Rise and Possible Fall of the Word Well
July 19, 2017
If you're old enough to rust, you might remember one of the first Kings of Comedy, Benjamin Kubelsky better known as Jack Benny. During his radio show, Benny became famous for playing the violin... Read More
Is Trump's Rhetoric Part of His Effort to Brand Himself?
July 18, 2017
Well, we can learn more this fall when the book titled "Talking Donald Trump: A Sociolinguistic Study of Style, Metadiscourse and Political Identity" hits the bookshelves. Although the 45th... Read More
The Makeshift Lingua Franca of Formula One Racing
June 26, 2017
Since the inaugural season in 1950, the FIA Formula One World Championship has been the premier class of auto racing. Attracting one of the largest global television audiences, Formula One can be... Read More
Does Linguistic Relativity Shape the World You Know?
June 21, 2017
For most of us that speak English, we are actually the odd one out among the world of languages when it comes to how the language we speak shapes the world we know. If you studied French or... Read More
How Russian Developed as a Modern Language
May 15, 2017
With all the talk in the news lately about Russia, we thought we'd jump on the bandwagon and dive into the Russian language. Russian is the eighth most widely spoken language on Earth and is one... Read More
Dutch: A Widespread European Language
May 15, 2017
When most people think of Dutch, pictures of the Netherlands immediately come to mind with windmills, tulips, and wooden shoes. However, did you know that Dutch has 23 million native speakers... Read More
