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The mysterious Dhofari pre-Islamic script from Oman has finally been deciphered
A linguist saw a string of 26 characters with no repeats and realized it was an abecedary—a list of letters of the alphabet. He then matched the letters to their corresponding sounds in other scripts in the region.
A linguist saw a string of 26 characters with no repeats and realized it was an abecedary—a list of letters of the alphabet. He then matched the letters to their corresponding sounds in other scripts in the region.
December 11, 2025 at 8:35 PM
The mysterious Dhofari pre-Islamic script from Oman has finally been deciphered
A linguist saw a string of 26 characters with no repeats and realized it was an abecedary—a list of letters of the alphabet. He then matched the letters to their corresponding sounds in other scripts in the region.
A linguist saw a string of 26 characters with no repeats and realized it was an abecedary—a list of letters of the alphabet. He then matched the letters to their corresponding sounds in other scripts in the region.
Here’s a brand new handbook on conlanging (inventing languages) that focuses on worldbuilding and linguistic typology (the grammatical patterns we see in the world’s languages).
Amazon: amzn.to/48q6GRy
Bookshop: bookshop.org/a/110785/978...
Amazon: amzn.to/48q6GRy
Bookshop: bookshop.org/a/110785/978...
December 10, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Here’s a brand new handbook on conlanging (inventing languages) that focuses on worldbuilding and linguistic typology (the grammatical patterns we see in the world’s languages).
Amazon: amzn.to/48q6GRy
Bookshop: bookshop.org/a/110785/978...
Amazon: amzn.to/48q6GRy
Bookshop: bookshop.org/a/110785/978...
Oh you’re a linguaphile? Then let’s see your 12th Edition Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, cuz otherwise wyd
@merriam-webster.com
@merriam-webster.com
December 6, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Oh you’re a linguaphile? Then let’s see your 12th Edition Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, cuz otherwise wyd
@merriam-webster.com
@merriam-webster.com
The Scottish Gaelic and Scots languages are now recognized as official languages in the UK.
“The Scottish Languages Act also empowers parents to ask for a Gaelic school to be established in their area and aims to ensure that more qualifications are available in Gaelic.
“The Scottish Languages Act also empowers parents to ask for a Gaelic school to be established in their area and aims to ensure that more qualifications are available in Gaelic.
December 5, 2025 at 8:35 PM
The Scottish Gaelic and Scots languages are now recognized as official languages in the UK.
“The Scottish Languages Act also empowers parents to ask for a Gaelic school to be established in their area and aims to ensure that more qualifications are available in Gaelic.
“The Scottish Languages Act also empowers parents to ask for a Gaelic school to be established in their area and aims to ensure that more qualifications are available in Gaelic.
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📸 Helen Cherry (Instagram: @HelenJCherry)
📸 Helen Cherry (Instagram: @HelenJCherry)
December 5, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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📸 Helen Cherry (Instagram: @HelenJCherry)
📸 Helen Cherry (Instagram: @HelenJCherry)
Both @academic.oup.com and @dictionarycom.bsky.social chose ragebait as their word of the year I guess:
December 4, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Both @academic.oup.com and @dictionarycom.bsky.social chose ragebait as their word of the year I guess:
“ragebait” is Oxford’s 2025 Word of the Year @academic.oup.com
I wonder if this makes “ragebait” autological…
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/a...
I wonder if this makes “ragebait” autological…
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/a...
December 4, 2025 at 3:15 PM
“ragebait” is Oxford’s 2025 Word of the Year @academic.oup.com
I wonder if this makes “ragebait” autological…
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/a...
I wonder if this makes “ragebait” autological…
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/a...
We’re @lingthusiasm.bsky.social stans around here
December 3, 2025 at 2:11 PM
We’re @lingthusiasm.bsky.social stans around here
The Mapping Black Language project is working to document how Black Americans speak, and how their language shifts and varies—and they’re looking for people to interview
December 2, 2025 at 8:35 PM
The Mapping Black Language project is working to document how Black Americans speak, and how their language shifts and varies—and they’re looking for people to interview
Read more about the origin of writing in this issue of the Linguistic Discovery newsletter:
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December 1, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Read more about the origin of writing in this issue of the Linguistic Discovery newsletter:
Website: linguisticdiscovery.com/posts/sumeri...
Substack: linguisticdiscovery.substack.com/p/sumerian-n...
Website: linguisticdiscovery.com/posts/sumeri...
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