Linguistic Evolution

Bengali to Kannada, Sanskrit to French: How I became multilingual

Throughout my life, I have grappled with new languages. But somewhere along the way, realisation dawned.

Prithwiraj Mukherjee
· May 07, 2023 · 11:30 am
How Rwanda became a melting pot of four official languages

Although most Rwandans speak Kinyarwanda, the country has three other official languages: French, English and Swahili.

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· Jul 12, 2022 · 11:30 pm
Can linguists study emerging sign languages without contaminating or killing them?

Used by so few people, these fragile languages are endangered as soon as they appear.

Michael Erard, Mosaic
· Mar 03, 2019 · 01:30 pm

A brief history of Polari, a language for gay men, and its curious afterlife

Polari is a secret language, which has now largely fallen out of use, but was historically spoken by gay men and female impersonators.

Paul Baker, The Conversation
· Feb 11, 2017 · 08:30 pm
Red, yellow, pink and green: How the world’s languages name the rainbow

New research investigates how people sequentially add new colour terms to languages over time.

Claire Bowern, The Conversation
· Nov 18, 2016 · 03:30 pm
What will the English language be like in 100 years?

As features of English are increasingly mingled with those of other native tongues and their pronunciations, the future of English is one of many Englishes.

Simon Horobin, The Conversation
· Nov 12, 2015 · 02:30 pm

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Linguistic Evolution

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Throughout my life, I have grappled with new languages. But somewhere along the way, realisation dawned.

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