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Joseph Stalin and Problems of Linguistics
April 7, 2022
By Orin Hargraves

Joseph Stalin came to power 100 years ago this month. His modern heir, Vladimir Putin, is every bit as adept as his ideological mentor at weaponizing language.  Continue reading...
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Of Dialects, Vernaculars, and Code-Switching
February 3, 2022
By Orin Hargraves

We fit our speech to the circumstances we're in. Is there a basis for judgment when someone's preferred way of speaking is different from yours?  Continue reading...
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The Ever-More-Common "-Core"
January 20, 2022
By Nancy Friedman

Normcore, goblincore, cottagecore, gorpcore: one hard-working suffix turns any style preference into a named trend.  Continue reading...
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Let Internet Randos Be Your Guide
December 2, 2021
By Orin Hargraves

Online review aggregators collect information of a kind that used to be ephemeral but now is more enduring. Is this a good thing? I'm not so sure.  Continue reading...
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The Lingo of Film Noir
November 19, 2021
By Nancy Friedman

Gunsels, gumshoes, and hard-boiled dames: Your guide to the slangy talk in Hollywood films of the late 1940s and early 1950s.  Continue reading...
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