language
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In the news
For the first time ever, the Word of the Year is not actually a word
The Oxford Dictionaries Word of the Year 2015 is not a word. For the first time ever, it’s an emoji…
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Systems & complexity
Clarification techniques are universal in language
A fantastic linguistic study by Mark Dingemanse and Nick Enfield has shown that languages use three near-universal techniques to clarify potential…
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In the news
Is the rise of emoji a death sentence for written language?
There are concerns that the rise in the use of emoji – those small, often yellow-faced icons used to convey…
