Tag: language
The quirks of the French language with Jean-Loup Chiflet
What words are missing in the French language? What is a heterophone homograph? Do you know the paryponoian? Advertising With this unexpected dictionary, the writer and editor Jean-Loup Chiflet tells…
The evolution of languages illuminated by a script from Liberia
Do the writings tend to become simpler over time? In order to answer this question, researchers studied the evolution of the Vai script, originating in Liberia, which was invented by…
Beasts of science: your dog will never speak… like a Spanish cow!
“Bêtes de science” is like a collection of stories. Beautiful stories that tell the living in all its freshness. But also in all its complexity. A parenthesis to marvel at…
Diadié Dembélé, advocacy for equality and language sorority in Mali
Diadié Dembélé was born in Kodié, in western Mali. A graduate of the Master of literary creation from the University of Paris VIII, he works as an interpreter in an…
“piss off” the unvaccinated, populism or abuse of language?
MACRON SPEECH. In an interview with readers of Le Parisien, Emmanuel Macron said: “The unvaccinated, I really want to piss them off”. A sentence which aroused the ire of the…
Texting like a ventriloquist will soon be possible!
After tactile interfaces, voice, eye tracking or even electroencephalography, researchers have found a new method to interact with electronic devices: the tongue. The SilentSpeller allows you to write messages simply…
Vitalii Sych, when the Ukrainian press abandons the Russian language
Continuation of our series on the fall of the USSR. Thirty years ago, the Soviet Union saw its last hours. The Soviet Socialist Republics take turns declaring their independence. Among…
5 warning signs in your language that you should never ignore! This may be the cause of the white tongue
We use our tongue to chew, swallow and speak, but the warning signs we shouldn’t ignore can also tell a lot about our health. Here are five warning signs our…
Dogs can understand 89 words!
Have you ever taken an inventory of words your dog can understand? No ? Well, researchers have done it for you. They conclude that, on average, dogs respond distinctively to…
Dogs can understand 89 words!
Have you ever taken an inventory of words your dog can understand? No ? Well, researchers have done it for you. They conclude that, on average, dogs respond distinctively to…