Linguistic oddities

How Icelandic Keeps Inventing Words Instead of Borrowing

Linguistic oddities

How Icelandic Keeps Inventing Words Instead of Borrowing

4 months ago
The Language Where You Must Specify the Shape of Every Object

Linguistic oddities

The Language Where You Must Specify the Shape of Every Object

4 months ago
The “Anti-Passive” Voice: A Grammatical Twist from Mayan Languages

Linguistic oddities

The “Anti-Passive” Voice: A Grammatical Twist from Mayan Languages

5 months ago
The Linguistic Puzzle: Why Some Words Only Exist in Plural Form

Linguistic oddities

The Linguistic Puzzle: Why Some Words Only Exist in Plural Form

5 months ago
Languages That Add Emotion Directly into Verb Tense

Linguistic oddities

Languages That Add Emotion Directly into Verb Tense

5 months ago
How Noun Classes Create Unexpected Word Categories

Linguistic oddities

How Noun Classes Create Unexpected Word Categories

6 months ago
The Case of the Verb That Changes Based on the Moon Cycle

Linguistic oddities

The Case of the Verb That Changes Based on the Moon Cycle

6 months ago
Dating Apps: Finding Your Perfect Digital Match

Linguistic oddities

Dating Apps: Finding Your Perfect Digital Match

6 months ago
The World’s Longest Verb and What It Actually Means

Linguistic oddities

The World’s Longest Verb and What It Actually Means

6 months ago
When Language Forces You to Mention If You Saw It Yourself

Linguistic oddities

When Language Forces You to Mention If You Saw It Yourself

7 months ago