An equality-minded preschool in Sweden is avoiding the use of gender-specific pronouns like he and she, and referring to the kids as friends, rather than girls and boys.
Is this linguistic egalitarianism, or radical language engineering? Does using gendered …
We’re used to treating time as though it were space: we move through the day, we look back on the past, and we look forward to the future.
But what if we didn’t use such metaphors? What would that say …
Using bad language in Victoria could cost you.
Swearing in public is already illegal, but soon police will have the power to issue on-the-spot fines instead of taking the matter to court, which will make enforcement more likely. Where’s the …
Volunteering is a good way to make a difference in your community, and it’s even better when it involves language.
But not everyone knows just how to combine the two successfully.
This week on Talk the Talk, we have …
Would you mistake a computer for a human?
That’s the basis of the Turing Test, a version of which plays out every year in the form of the Loebner Prize. Programmers bring their best work, and there’s a control group …
Do you plank?
Have you ever taken part in a flash mob, or been rickrolled?
Even if you haven’t, you may have wondered how the names for these and other Internet-related crazes got started.
Well, linguist Daniel Midgley is going …
Victorian schools are placing a new emphasis on bilingual education.
Premier Ted Baillieu wants to make second language learning compulsory for most students starting in 2015. But this is just another in a long line of language learning efforts. Why …
Human evolution resulted in the formation of what could be called the “super-brain”, as humans gained the ability to share complex thoughts.
What can archaeology tell us about the human mind and the evolution of language?
This week’s Talk the …
This week marks the 400th anniversary of the King James Version of the Bible.
It’s considered a masterpiece of English literature, and it’s had considerable impact on the English language. What is it about the King James Version that has …
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