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A Calamitous Misinterpretation

By Joshua J. Perkey
April 18, 2025 10:36 AM
Misconstruing the meaning of a word can have devastating results—as evidenced by what happened to Chris Rogers and his lost Fulbright Fellowship.
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Good Grief: The Language of Charlie Brown

By Emma Mafi
April 03, 2025 12:00 PM
Seventy-five years after the Peanuts comic’s initial release, Charles Schulz’s daughter offers insight on the linguistics behind the characters’ humor.
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Rate My Rant

By Emma Mafi
March 21, 2025 09:00 AM
Students from across campus joined together to share their passion for their studies through short rants on anything and everything linguistics.
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Hey, Chat! How Do You Speak Chinese?

By Emma Mafi
January 31, 2025 12:00 PM
Tutors can be expensive and hard to find. However, new research shows that AI may provide a suitable alternative to one-on-one tutoring—at half the cost.
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Language on the Brain

By Emma Mafi
January 24, 2025 12:00 PM
Do Chinese speakers and English speakers process emotions the same way? According to one BYU grad, the answer might be no.
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Scars of Colonialism

By Emma Mafi
January 23, 2025 03:00 PM
The 2024 Kennedy Center student research fellows unpacked the impacts of colonialism. Now, their findings can help bring peace around the world.
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