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linguist

[ling-gwist] / ˈlɪŋ gwɪst /


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Eric Baker, a retired Air Force linguist who volunteers at the Pattaya VFW office, said he had been following news coverage of the Lincoln’s lengthy deployment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

By examining bodies of written work, linguists can track the rise of such language quirks, says Kimberly Becker, a linguist and co-host of the “Women Talkin’ ‘Bout AI” podcast.

From Barron's ● Apr. 14, 2026

Michael Hahn, a linguist based in Saarbrücken, set out to answer that question with Richard Futrell from the University of California, Irvine.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 20, 2026

A gifted linguist, she soon mastered Mayan dialects.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 25, 2026

Unfortunately, it’s only a legend; the recursive title was dreamed up by the linguist Robin Lakoff for a satire of a linguistics journal.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

That sentence structure is popping up everywhere these days, and linguists tie its popularity to AI models.

From Barron's ● Apr. 14, 2026

The show has not officially aired in Japan and South Korea, but dedicated linguists have translated star duo Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie's countless interviews into Korean.

From BBC ● Feb. 26, 2026

“Cleavage is a wonderful word. It’s what linguists call a contronym because its definition contains its own opposite. It means division, but it also means coming together. It also means the space between things.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 4, 2025

The team, which comprised musicologists, psychologists, linguists, evolutionary biologists and professional musicians, recorded songs in 55 languages, including Arabic, Balinese, Basque, Cherokee, Maori, Ukrainian and Yoruba.

From New York Times ● May 15, 2024

Southwest, the Americas lack examples of large-scale language expansions widely accepted by linguists.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond


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