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Trevor Whitaker

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What the World’s Smallest Language Says About the Human Brain

What Shakespeare, a blowfish, and a 137-word language can teach us about how we perceive the world

May 13

An image of a dictionary opened in the middle, revealing thousands of words on the pages.

May 13

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The Letters English Left Behind

A linguistic thought experiment on the alphabet we abandoned, and why it might’ve worked better

6d ago

Four thatched-roof wooden huts stand on a grassy field with scattered logs, set against a backdrop of pine trees under a clear blue sky.

6d ago

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Babel

From Fluency to Feeling

How learning the Portuguese language opened my mind

Jan 21

A photo of a parking garage with the Portuguese word for “thank you” painted in bright orange on a concrete wall.

Jan 21

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Babel

The Case for Cyrillic

Why we shouldn’t be afraid to study really difficult languages

Oct 1, 2024

Text written in a Cyrillic alphabet, similar to a glowing railway sign

Oct 1, 2024

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Why It’s So Hard to Learn a Language

Why we’re teaching language the wrong way

Sep 17, 2024

An aging, chipped sign painted in a distinct foreign language in red and with a blue arrow below it

Sep 17, 2024

Trevor Whitaker

Trevor Whitaker

he/him

Linguistics, language acquisition, and philology. Especially fascinated with English, Portuguese, and Russian. Married to the love of my life.

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