History, Dialects, Written, and Spoken
Introduction and History
Here you will find out more about the history, culture, and evolution of language
Time-Travel, Subtitles, and the Great Linguistic Plot Hole
Why Shakespeare would sound like a stranger, and a Tang scholar might ask you to…
The Evolution of Language III: Borrowed Tongues
A tale of theft, misappropriation, cheese graters, and consent. How words are borrowed, used, and…
Separated at Birth: Welsh & Breton
Separated at Birth — Welsh & Breton “Cymraeg” and “Brezhoneg” may live on opposite shores…
The Evolution of Language II: Mother Tongues and Family Trees
Have you tasted the delightful chaos of linguistic diversity? What is this obsession with Indo-European?…
The Evolution of Language I: From Grunts to Grammar
Language is the crown jewel of human evolution — or at least the loudest one….
Potato: A Deep-Rooted Word
The humble potato – knobbly, versatile, and sometimes suspiciously shaped like a politician – is…