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Umlungu: The Colourful History of a Word Used to Describe White People in South Africa
In South Africa, the term *umlungu* has become a prominent part of the country’s linguistic and cultural landscape. Often used to...

Unlocking Bilingual Minds: The Psychology of Code-Switching in Multicultural Conversations
In today's multicultural and interconnected world, bilingualism is increasingly common. Bilingual individuals possess the ability to...

Forensic Linguists: The Experts Who Can Make or Break a Court Case
Forensic linguistics is a specialized field that intersects language and law, playing a crucial role in criminal justice. These experts,...

A New English Dialect Emerges in South Florida: The Linguistic Mosaic of a Multicultural Region
Linguists studying language variation in the United States have identified a new English dialect emerging in South Florida. This vibrant...

A Multilingual Legacy: How Britain’s Language Diversity Has Shaped Its History
Britain, often associated with the English language, boasts a rich and complex linguistic history that reveals much about its diverse...

Is ‘Africa’ a Racial Slur? Exploring the Controversy and the Debate Over Renaming the Continent
The term "Africa" evokes images of a diverse and vibrant continent with a rich tapestry of cultures, languages, and histories. However,...


Is There an Optimal Age for Language Acquisition?: Debunking the Myth of the Perfect Time to Learn a New Language
The ability to communicate in multiple languages has increasingly become a valuable skill in today's globalized world. It broadens our...


How Spoken Language Developed: An Evolutionary Journey
Communication lies at the heart of human civilization, underscoring our ability to share thoughts, ideas, and emotions. While written...
Linguistics & Language Preservation: Exploring how linguistics aids endangered languages
The diversity of languages across the world is an invaluable cultural asset, representing a rich tapestry of human expression and...
Hyperlexia: Understanding and Unraveling the Mystery of Precocious Reading
In the realm of developmental disorders, hyperlexia stands out as a unique and intriguing phenomenon. Defined as the ability to read...


The Silent Erosion: How Languages Perish
Languages are an integral part of human culture and identity, transmitting knowledge, traditions, and unique perspectives across...


Accents: A marker of culture or a symbol of otherness?
The hardest part to learn of any foreign language is the accent. No matter how complex the grammar, how intricate the spelling, or how...

Eine sprachmauer? Berlin's divided language
When the Berlin Wall fell in 1989 and the long-separated citizens of Berlin were finally reunited, the profound social differences...


What The…Football?! Multilingualism in the Beautiful Game
With the return of summer football in the form of the European Championships and the Copa América, my brain is filled to the brim with...


Linguistic imperialism and the global spread of English
Linguistic imperialism is generally defined as the imposition of one language on speakers of other languages; it is also referred to by...


The structure of a culture: The role of language in maintaining a common culture
Maintaining common values can be quite a challenge when dealing with societies that are often multicultural by nature, however, their...


Languages Online: The missing languages of the internet
It is almost impossible to imagine picking up our phones and not having an English keyboard or not being able to simply googling...


Hangul: How an alphabet united social classes
As well as being one of the world’s oldest living language spoken today, Korean is also renowned for its obscurity and the many...


Swardspeak: The LGBTQ+ language of the Philippines
In a country made up of over 7,500 thousand islands, it is hardly surprising that the Philippines is one of the most linguistically...


Dyslexia & Language learning: can you be dyslexic in one language and not another?
Dyslexia is a well-known but often misunderstood learning difficulty that makes it difficult to process and comprehend verbal...
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