Linguistics

Why you can’t stop playing Wordle, according to a computational linguist Wordle

Why you can’t stop playing Wordle, according to a computational linguist

How the University’s first Ph.D. graduate strengthened ties between Chicago and Japan Eiji Asada in an archival photograph from the 1890s

How the University’s first Ph.D. graduate strengthened ties between Chicago and Japan

To reduce vaccine hesitancy, language matters in building public trust Doctor communicates with a patient about the COVID-19 vaccine

To reduce vaccine hesitancy, language matters in building public trust

True or false? What a UChicago linguist will look for during the presidential debates 2020 election

True or false? What a UChicago linguist will look for during the presidential debates

How the way we talk both unites and divides us Speech Bubble

How the way we talk both unites and divides us

Michael Silverstein, groundbreaking anthropologist and linguist, 1945-2020 Prof. Michael Silverstein

Michael Silverstein, groundbreaking anthropologist and linguist, 1945-2020

Eric P. Hamp, renowned linguist of lesser-known languages, 1920–2019 Eric Hamp

Eric P. Hamp, renowned linguist of lesser-known languages, 1920–2019

Emojis Bridged the Language Barrier Between Me and My Father Emojis Bridged the Language Barrier Between Me and My Father

Emojis Bridged the Language Barrier Between Me and My Father


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Paul W. Friedrich, anthropologist and linguist, 1927-2016

Paul W. Friedrich, anthropologist and linguist, 1927-2016

Emoji, -ism and Identity: The 2015 Words of the Year

Emoji, -ism and Identity: The 2015 Words of the Year