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Why you can’t stop playing Wordle, according to a computational linguist
Why you can’t stop playing Wordle, according to a computational linguist
Feb 8, 2022
How the University’s first Ph.D. graduate strengthened ties between Chicago and Japan
How the University’s first Ph.D. graduate strengthened ties between Chicago and Japan
Jan 18, 2022
To reduce vaccine hesitancy, language matters in building public trust
To reduce vaccine hesitancy, language matters in building public trust
Jan 7, 2022
True or false? What a UChicago linguist will look for during the presidential debates
True or false? What a UChicago linguist will look for during the presidential debates
Sep 25, 2020
How the way we talk both unites and divides us
How the way we talk both unites and divides us
Jul 20, 2020
Michael Silverstein, groundbreaking anthropologist and linguist, 1945-2020
Michael Silverstein, groundbreaking anthropologist and linguist, 1945-2020
Jul 20, 2020
Eric P. Hamp, renowned linguist of lesser-known languages, 1920–2019
Eric P. Hamp, renowned linguist of lesser-known languages, 1920–2019
Feb 21, 2019
Emojis Bridged the Language Barrier Between Me and My Father
Emojis Bridged the Language Barrier Between Me and My Father
Aug 16, 2018
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Paul W. Friedrich, anthropologist and linguist, 1927-2016
Paul W. Friedrich, anthropologist and linguist, 1927-2016
Aug 19, 2016
Emoji, -ism and Identity: The 2015 Words of the Year
Emoji, -ism and Identity: The 2015 Words of the Year
Jan 7, 2016
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