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From Texas Standard: If you were making a list of things Texans say that set them apart from non-Texans, friendliness would rank pretty high. Signs of...
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In the book Speaking of Alabama, an essay by linguistics professor Catherine Davies calls "y'all" a speech "improvement" — at least when referring to the plural second person.
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Mmhmm is a small word that's often used unconsciously. But it can actually tell us a lot about language, bias and the trans-Atlantic slave trade.
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From Texas Standard: What's in a name? It turns out that question has relevance long after Shakespeare's time. In fact, it's at the center of a bill...
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A new Pew Research Center study finds some big differences among respondents when it comes to connecting citizenship to language, faith and country of origin.
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From Texas Standard: President-elect Donald Trump has called for “extreme vetting” – his preferred wording for a policy that would essentially close U.S...
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From Texas Standard: A demonym describes the inhabitants of a place. With so many cities and counties in Texas, it's hard to keep track of who is what...
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From Texas Standard: After yesterday's broadcast, which concluded with a roundup of reaction to the Orlando shooting from Texans on social media, Texas...
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As the French debate spelling changes to their language, linguist Geoff Nunberg suggests that Americans take a closer look at some of the quirks of English.
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The editor of the American Heritage Dictionary lists off some of the new additions, including humblebrag, cosleeping and bibimbap.