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A forensic linguist told the BBC it's possible to glean crucial information about a person from just a few sentences.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
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
In 2020, photographer Caitlin O’Hara snapped linguist Rachid Baligh of Scottsdale, Ariz., and Marrakesh, Morocco, with his family, his 2015 Ural cT motorcycle, and his miniature schnauzer, Lola, in the Arizona desert.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 28, 2025
“But no, those words come from a poem written by the esteemed poet and linguist Master Lumumba. Do you know what they mean?”
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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
“Cleavage is a wonderful word. It’s what linguists call a contronym because its definition contains its own opposite. It means division, but it also means coming together. It also means the space between things.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 4, 2025
For over a century, experts - linguists, scientists and archaeologists - have tried to crack the Indus script.
From BBC ● Jan. 16, 2025
Bletchley Park, the U.K.’s secret code-breaking center, was staffed with hundreds of mathematicians, linguists, and professors, and it had dedicated units that could solve Abwehr Enigma with pencil and paper alone.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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