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Category: Core Linguistics

Facts About Languages You May Have Never Heard Of

Posted on November 24, 2023February 17, 2024 By The Lingwist
Facts About Languages You May Have Never Heard Of

Among some Mind-Blowing Facts About Languages you may have never heard of is that Only 23 languages account for more than half of the world’s population! & About ⅔ of all languages are from Asia and Africa.

Applied Linguistics, Core Linguistics

AI has brought back 15 languages people haven’t heard for centuries. Here’s what they sound like.

Posted on November 24, 2023February 18, 2024 By The Lingwist
AI has brought back 15 languages people haven’t heard for centuries. Here’s what they sound like.

Considering the rapid evolution of language, it is challenging to conceive how individuals communicated 200 years ago, not to mention 500 or even 1,000 years ago. Even when we observe movies depicting ancient civilizations, the characters typically speak a language resembling that of the audience, distorting our perception of how people truly spoke during those times.

Applied Linguistics, Core Linguistics, English

What is semantics?

Posted on August 28, 2020November 24, 2021 By The Lingwist
What is semantics?

Semantics is a subfield of linguistics. It is defined as the study of meaning of words, phrases, and sentences in language. But wait! Meaning? What do you mean by “meaning”? I mean that we have to first define what “meaning” is. First, Let’s have a look at these sentences and pay attention to what the…

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Core Linguistics

Language and Variation

Posted on August 24, 2020November 15, 2021 By The Lingwist
Language and Variation

Source: University of Chicago Language is, to some extent, hard to be limited in scope since it overlaps with many branches and differs in its functions. But in general, language is a unique social phenomenon. That is to say, any natural language cannot survive on its own without a society. Due to multiculturalism and social…

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Core Linguistics, English

Anything you need to know about human language!

Posted on August 21, 2020December 1, 2021 By The Lingwist
Anything you need to know about human language!

Source: History of Language 1. What is language?  Bees dance to communicate about honey and hives’ location; dolphins use clicks and whistles to express the danger and communicate information, or a bird singing a song to attract the opposite sex. So, Human beings are not the only species to have an elaborate communication system. They…

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Core Linguistics, English

Anything You Need to Know about Linguistics

Posted on August 19, 2020November 24, 2021 By The Lingwist
Anything You Need to Know about Linguistics

In a nutshell, Lyons (1981) defines linguistics as the scientific study of language. Many people assume that linguistics is merely attached to academia. Linguistics, however, covers different areas in our life. It is concerned with the systematic study of human language in all its aspects and manifestations: 1. Linguistics: Definition    Language structure;  Language use…

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Core Linguistics

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