Picture a detective. Combing the crime scene. Checking surveillance footage. Analyzing word choice? Linguistics can be an invaluable tool for solving crimes. Examining a writer’s style may help narrow down suspects. Phonetic clues in phone calls can be used to identify a caller or analyze their true emotions. Even the famous (and fictional) Sherlock Holmes […]

Color. Simple, right? I am absolutely in love with a study about color terms that was done in 1969 by Brent Berlin and Paul Kay (link below). It blew my mind. Essentially, basic color terms are defined by a set of rules: In English, we have eleven color terms: black, white, gray, red, orange, yellow, […]

Welcome, or in Hungarian, Isten hozott! I’m a linguistics geek who started this blog to share what I find fascinating about all things language. Come join the adventure! Like all great love affairs, my passion for linguistics has an origin story. And it’s one that took me completely by surprise. Last summer, my school announced […]