We’re climbing back into the linguistic time machine and taking a look at language in the long view. We’ll find out what language was like…
The public has voted, and a winner has been decided! We’re looking all the words chosen by the various dictionary bodies, and counting down our…
What was language like a year ago? Ten years ago? A hundred? What about before that? We’re climbing into the Linguistic Time Machine and finding…
What’s happening with signed language in Argentina? How are terms for gender changing in the Spanish language? And are Zoomers making work language more casual?…
We’re hosing down the hype surrounding AI, and frankly, we’re going to need a bigger hose. Large language models like ChatGPT have landed in a…
Why does everyone say OOO! when they see someone fall down? Why do we say YUM when we feed a baby? And what’s the deal…
How can you tell if a news story is intended to deceive? In one well-known case of journalistic deception, there were tells that required machine…
When language was innovated, what happened next? How did it change our abilities — and our responsibilities — to each other? Dr Nick Enfield shares ideas…
ChatGPT has just landed. It can generate text that seems fluid, plausible, and (surprisingly) not total nonsense. It’s got a lot of people wondering what’s…
Yes, linguistics is all through the world of sci-fi, but science fiction has had a surprising impact on linguistic research. Dr Hannah Little is cataloguing…