Linguistic oddities

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
How Sign Languages Create Entirely New Grammar Rules

Linguistic oddities

How Sign Languages Create Entirely New Grammar Rules

8 months ago
Why Some African Languages Have a Whistled Version

Linguistic oddities

Why Some African Languages Have a Whistled Version

8 months ago
The Cultural Compass: Unlocking The Strangest Untranslatable Words from Around the World

Linguistic oddities

The Cultural Compass: Unlocking The Strangest Untranslatable Words from Around the World

9 months ago
How One Word Can Mean Everything — and Nothing

Linguistic oddities

How One Word Can Mean Everything — and Nothing

9 months ago
When Grammar Gets Weird: The Languages That Defy LogicKeyword: linguistic anomalies

Linguistic oddities

When Grammar Gets Weird: The Languages That Defy LogicKeyword: linguistic anomalies

9 months ago
Languages That Use Clicks, Whistles, or Silence to Speak

Linguistic oddities

Languages That Use Clicks, Whistles, or Silence to Speak

10 months ago
Why Do Some Languages Have No Word for ‘Blue’?

Linguistic oddities

Why Do Some Languages Have No Word for ‘Blue’?

10 months ago
The Strange World of Negative Concord (Double Negatives That Make Sense)

Linguistic oddities

The Strange World of Negative Concord (Double Negatives That Make Sense)

10 months ago
Why Navajo Was Used as an Unbreakable Code in WWII

Linguistic oddities

Why Navajo Was Used as an Unbreakable Code in WWII

10 months ago