Reports

Metathesis: Sounds on the Move

March, 2024 Word Stories

This Word Stories instalment examines the way sounds can get switched around in words—sometimes forever—in a linguistic process called metathesis.

A Journey Through Jungles of Jargon

February, 2024 Language Matters

This instalment of Language Matters does a deep dive on jargon. Learn about the development of industry-specific terminology and when it should be used (or avoided!)

The Week That Inherited the Earth

January, 2024 Word Stories

This Word Stories instalment shows how ancient religious and political revolutions gave us the modern days of the week.

O, Syntax Tree

December, 2023 Language Matters

This Language Matters instalment spotlights a particularly iconic example of trees in linguistics: the syntax trees used to model sentence formation.

Cosmic Questions

November, 2023 Word Stories

This Word Stories instalment shines a spotlight on common words related to cosmology.

Clandestine Communications: Cryptolects and Secret Tongues in the English-Speaking World

October, 2023 Language Matters

Sometimes language isn’t meant to be understood. Uncover the secrets of cryptolects in the English-speaking world!

Strange But True: Words With Surprising Relationships

September, 2023 Word Stories

This Word Stories instalment shines a spotlight on some common words with uncommon relationships.

Making It Up: Coinages and Translations in Fiction

August, 2023 Language Matters

Delve into the world of translation as we discuss the linguistics of words invented by your favourite authors and their voyages from language to language.

Money Talks

July, 2023 Word Stories

This Word Stories instalment shines a spotlight on a few terms with both cultural “currency” and connections with the vocabulary of gainful employment.

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