helico-pter
bratty etymology
A fatal flaw in English spelling
The most important Sumerian invention: Their numbers
The linguistics behind Biden's "garbage" comment
fruition
Etymological prudenceโor providence?
The whistled language of Silbo Gomero
Do you speak "standard" English?
How are new languages born?
Wax cylinder recordings of Chitimacha
How many languages are endangered?
Languages that went on hikes
How to get into language documentation and revitalization
Why do Swedish speakers sound like Stitch? #Swedish #Stitch #language #linguistics #accent
a couple = 6
A language with covert gender: The Papuan Languages, Part 7: Covert Gender
Oxford's 2023 Word of the Year #rizz #linguistics #language #words
budgie smugglers ๐ฉฒ๐ฆ #Australian #Australia #speedo #run #running #linguistics #language #LGBTQ #gay
Why is it called a "turkey" if it's not from Turkey?
tiptoe vs. tipfinger ๐๐ผ๐ฃ #linguistics #language
๐ grocery cart #linguistics #english #history #language #etymology
๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ค #cows #cattle #wealth #capital #Latin #English #linguistics #language #etymology
penguin: The Welsh Bird #penguin #penguins #Welsh #etymology #linguistics #language #English
โ ๏ธ๐ฅ bonefire #etymology #linguistics #language #Fall #Halloween #bonfire
mile #measurement #etymology #linguistics #language
Travel is torture #linguistics #etymology #language #Latin #travel
How Silvia, Silas, Sylvester, and Pennsylvania are related #linguistics #language #etymology
Sophia #wisdom #linguistics #language #etymology #philosophy
larva & pupa #etymology #entymology #language #linguistics #Latin #insects #bugs
reckon #counting #etymology #reckon #linguistics #language #Latin #English
"op-" in Sanskrit #Sanskrit #linguistics #language #etymology
moonth #linguistics #language #etymology
U + U = W
sentence
Where does the word "alphabet" come from?
Juno Moneta
insulate
peninsula
The Letter I: A short history
sepia & cuttlefish: A surprising etymology
Ops: A shitty ๐ฉ etymology for the Roman goddess of abundance
decimate + manuscript: Or, etymologies are not definitions
"a" / "an" + /h/
seatmate (The show is about to begin)
July (etymology)
Looking up etymologies (I'm finding it)
IโVE BEEN REDEEMED #Wordle #linguistics #language
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I (Danny Hieber, Ph.D. in linguistics) post about the latest science news in linguistics, how language works, why it changes, and the diverse ways that different languages do things!
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