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Matthew Veras Barros

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The Never Ending Search for the Longest Word

Why the Quest is Doomed to Failure

Jul 28, 2023

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Jul 28, 2023

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Gen Z and the Future of English

How to Stop Worrying and Learn to Love Language Change

Aug 4, 2023

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Aug 4, 2023

Impossible Words

The Phonotactic Rules of Language

4d ago

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4d ago

Is That Even a Word?

What Counts as a Word?

Jul 1

Scrabble blocks arranged to spell “choose your words”

Jul 1

It Is I, Sir Descriptivist! At Your Service

Descriptive vs. Prescriptive Grammar

Jun 28

Scrabble blocks arranged to spell “English” on a wooden surface

Jun 28

Etymology Schmetymology

Historical Trivia and Insufferable Pedantry

Jun 27

Meme showing image of Inigo Montoya from the movie The Princess Bride — text reads “that word, I do not think it means what you think it means,” a quote from the character in the movie.

Jun 27

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Is Present-Day English “Delulu”?

Dissecting a Cute New Coinage in English

Sep 15, 2023

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Sep 15, 2023

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The “Unaliving” of English

A Brief Exploration of Some English Word-Building Processes

Sep 8, 2023

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Sep 8, 2023

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Language, Dialect, and the Time-Space Continuum

The Difference Between Language and Dialect

Sep 1, 2023

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Sep 1, 2023

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The Importance of Non-Literal Meaning in Language

A Very Brief Introduction to Linguistic Pragmatics

Aug 24, 2023

A picture of the hemispheres of the human brain (looking down), with the left side having a lot of math and logic expressions, and language, with the right side having a lot of colors and music notes — suggesting creativity.

Aug 24, 2023

Matthew Veras Barros

Matthew Veras Barros

Linguistics Professor at Washington University in St. Louis | Linguistics PhD | Natural language researcher | He/Him | Support me at: https://ko-fi.com/drbarros

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