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[ling-gwist] / ˈlɪŋ gwɪst /


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By examining bodies of written work, linguists can track the rise of such language quirks, says Kimberly Becker, a linguist and co-host of the “Women Talkin’ ‘Bout AI” podcast.

From Barron's Apr. 14, 2026

Michael Hahn, a linguist based in Saarbrücken, set out to answer that question with Richard Futrell from the University of California, Irvine.

From Science Daily Feb. 20, 2026

“There’s Communications Hill featuring a tower that’s part of the history of Silicon Valley,” the speech-recognition linguist said.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 3, 2026

A gifted linguist, she soon mastered Mayan dialects.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 25, 2026

Even after deciding to obtain a Ph.D. in physiology, I nearly dropped out of science during my first year of graduate school to become a linguist.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

That sentence structure is popping up everywhere these days, and linguists tie its popularity to AI models.

From Barron's Apr. 14, 2026

In earlier research, linguists tried to avoid similarities between related or nearby languages by selecting samples from distant regions.

From Science Daily Apr. 5, 2026

The Africa Next Voices project brought together linguists and computer scientists to create AI-ready datasets in 18 African languages.

From BBC Sep. 3, 2025

But it’s clear that the phenomenon is not just the tweedy concern of linguists.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 3, 2025

Sometimes these stories were what linguists call temporal narratives.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell




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