Gone (Cat)Fishing: How Language Detectives Tackle Online Anonymity
Linguistic clues might be the solution to identifying anonymous online users.
All About That Taboo: When Good Words Go Bad
The phenomenon of sacres, or taboo words that start from fairly innocuous beginnings.
How to Disappear Completely: Linguistic Anonymity on the Internet
Is anonymity on the Internet linguistically possible?
The Super Secret World of Ludlings – You Know, For Kids!
secret language games or ludlings, have been serious business for young people across the ages.
They’re Here, They’re Genderqueer, Get Used to Gender Neutral Pronouns
Ongoing study and debate about gender neutral pronouns.
Fanf–kingtastic and Edumacational: The Case of English Infixation
From shiznit to wel-diddly-elcome, the evolution of infixation in English language.
All the Young Dudes: Generic Gender Terms Among Young Women
The linguistics behind gender neutral terms among young women.
Rednecks: A Brief History
What is a "redneck" exactly? Kelli Marshall explores a brief history of the word.
More on Internet Neologisms: Rage Quitting is a Thing
More on internet neologisms: pairing together a (negative) mood word with a verb to produce a semi-productive compound.
How “Ghostbusters” Changed the Way We Speak
A controversial and little-known aspect of Ghostbusters cultural influence can be found in a seemingly simple suffix, “-busters.”