Rappler's latest stories on linguistics
From 'fragrant' Filipinas to shooting vaginas: Duterte's top 6 sexist remarks
Being the father of the nation has not changed President Rodrigo Duterte when it comes to using misogynistic language
Digong and the Donald: The indiscreet charm of informality in politics
Duterte and Trump show that they are different from most other politicians Their “backstage rhetoric” allows them to present themselves as political figures who side with the people and not with other politicians
Many languages use similar sounds for common objects – study
These sound symbolic patterns show up again and again across the world independent of the geographical dispersal of humans and independent of language lineage
Twerking dates back to 1820, says Oxford dictionary
The Oxford English Dictionary finds out twerk was first used as a noun in 1820 referring to a twisting or jerking movement
What does a second language give you?
[Science Solitaire] Being raised in a household that speaks more than one language improves more than just a child s communication skills
The smiles we speak
[Science Solitaire] Human language is generally a happy one a recent study finds out
You say 'lady,' I say 'feudal slave': Korea's language divide
More than 6 decades of almost total separation have seen their common language split almost as radically as their economies and politics
Land of 200 tongues: Gov't maps Philippine languages
The Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino s linguistic atlas – ready by 2015 – will show where languages are are spoken by whom and what their variants are and their connection to other languages
Inglesero, Hispanggol, and the myth of the great cultural divide
We should celebrate regionalism and appreciate our linguistic history when it comes to teaching languages
In defense of 'Filipinas'
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino chair Virgilio Almario says Filipinas promotes true respect for national languages
Prehistoric, modern languages may have shared words
Our Ice Age ancestors in Europe 15 000 years ago may have used words we would recognize today according to a new study
