There are a lot of things in languages that you are familiar with; it's just that you don’t know how familiar you are. One example of this is the Rule of Ablaut Reduplication. In linguistics, Reduplication is a change in part of a word so that it will have a different...
In the mountains of Caucasus lies a wonderfully distinct language family called Kartvelian, or the South Caucasian language family. One particular language in this family, called Georgian, is especially unique for many reasons. Related to other members of the south...
Erin Buchanan, 10, has set up a goal to read 1,000 books, and this is a perfect goal for her, given that she is an avid reader. Buchanan commented that she hopes this goal will keep her motivation up to read. Since October, Buchanan has managed to read 24 books....
On Saturday, Jan. 13 an alert was sent to all cell phone users in Hawaii at around 8:10 a.m. The alert read, “BALLISTIC MISSILE THREAT INBOUND TO HAWAII. SEEK IMMEDIATE SHELTER. THIS IS NOT A DRILL.” Across the state, people panicked as they attempted to figure out...
Spoken by 1.1 billion people in total and a native language to 982 million people, Mandarin is only learned by 200,000 students in the U.S. Despite the fact that Mandarin has such a huge presence, Mandarin is no longer being offered as a class at La Cañada High...
The Gender Recognition Act was signed into law on Oct. 15 by Governor Jerry Brown. The Gender Recognition Act will “make it easier for people to change their gender on state identification cards and birth certificates, and to add a 'nonbinary’ option," according to...
There has always been a strong misconception surrounding special education classes and the students that take them, and this must stop now. Some examples include, but are not limited to, students being called demeaning names, being talked about behind their backs or...
For some, studying a foreign language can be daunting, for it may feel like an awkward introduction to a new world of grammar, vocabulary, as well as culture. But for others, this introduction means an entirely new world of opportunity and fun. For some students, one...
Recently, a trend has caught the attention of many linguists, especially those interested in sounds. This trend happens to be sound change, specifically, how it happens and why it happens. This phenomenon falls into the phonetics category of linguistics, and this...
Since 8th grade, linguistics has been a passion of mine. Linguistics is the scientific study of language, and covers a wide variety of topics such as word-formation, changes in definitions, sound production, context, meaning, and so much more. Because of this...
