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The research team also included Matthew J. Baker, associate professor of linguistics at Brigham Young University, and Jordan Smith, assistant professor of English at the University of Northern Colorado.
From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 2026
“We’re using speech and writing so interchangeably,” said Naomi Baron, a linguistics professor emerita at American University.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026
Like many college kids, Allaire became interested in the work of Noam Chomsky, an American scholar known for his work in linguistics, political activism and social criticism.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 14, 2025
Gbagbo had degrees in history and linguistics, and as a teacher, was a key member of various educators' unions.
From BBC • Sep. 12, 2025
The origins of their language are among the most disputed questions of linguistics: for not a single other one of the world’s major languages are the affinities to other languages still in doubt.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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