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University of Vermont Study Challenges 70-Year-Old Theory That Language Is Organized Around Emotion

A new study from the University of Vermont challenges the 70-year-old theory that word meanings are organized primarily around emotion. After analyzing billions of words, researchers found that language may instead be fundamentally shaped by the need for safety. This discovery ha

Newseducationsciencepsychologyscitechdaily.com·Tech by Flipboard·21h ago·8 min read

New ASL Benchmark Reveals Sign Language AI Models Overlook Facial and Body Cues

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arxiv.org1d ago

German Researcher Decodes Newborn Cries to Study Pre-Speech Development

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nytimes.com2d ago

Study finds Italian and Dutch adults use similar teaching gestures when explaining concepts to children

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mpi.nl2d ago

Mapping America's Most Common Languages After English and Spanish

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visualcapitalist.com13d ago

Japanese Loanwords: When English Words Take on Different Meanings

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Duolingo Blog1mo ago

Analysis Shows Em-Dash Usage in Hacker News Comments Spiked After AI Language Models Became Prevalent

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boazsobrado.com1mo ago

Lost Medieval English Pronouns: Exploring 'Wit' and the Dual Form for Intimacy

The article explores lost medieval English pronouns, particularly the dual form 'wit' meaning 'we two' in Old English, which was used to describe intimacy between exactly two people. It discusses how English has become simplified over centuries, losing these nuanced pronouns that

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bbc.com·Hacker News: Front Page·1mo ago·8 min read

Understanding and Memorizing Grammatical Gender Rules in Language Learning

This article is part two of a series on grammatical gender in language learning, specifically addressing how to memorize gender rules in languages that use noun gender systems. The content explains that grammatical gender is a system of noun categories where a word's meaning usua

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Duolingo Blog·2mo ago·13 min read

Understanding French Accents: Pronunciation Guide for e, è, é, ê, and ë

This article provides a comprehensive guide to the different pronunciations and uses of the letter 'e' with various diacritical marks (ë, è, é, ê) in French. It explains the four main pronunciations of 'e' (/e/, /ɛ/, /ə/, or silent) and how accents change both pronunciation and m

educationlanguage learninglinguisticsjakubmarian.com·Hacker News: Front Page·2mo ago·4 min read

Tongue Twisters in 5 Languages: Pronunciation Practice Tools for Language Learners

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Duolingo Blog2mo ago

Four Essential Japanese Sentence-Final Particles and Their Conversational Functions

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Duolingo Blog2mo ago

Understanding Grammatical Gender: Why Nouns Have Gender in Some Languages

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Duolingo Blog2mo ago

The Missing Lexicon: How English Compound Phrases with Spaces Are Excluded from Dictionaries

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linguabase.org3mo ago

Unexpected Language Pockets: 7 Surprising Places Where Languages Are Spoken

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Duolingo Blog3mo ago

Understanding French Accent Marks: Pronunciation Guides and Linguistic History

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Duolingo Blog3mo ago

Japanese Loanwords That Have Shifted Meanings from Their Original Sources

This article explores Japanese loanwords (gairaigo) that have shifted in meaning from their original foreign language sources. It highlights six everyday Japanese words that don't mean what English speakers might expect, using examples like 'mansion' (which means apartment buildi

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Duolingo Blog·3mo ago·3 min read

Linguistic Analysis of Terry Pratchett's Novels Reveals Early Dementia Indicators

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mdpi.com4mo ago