In the summer of 2017 (the summer after my junior year), I finally accomplished something I had planned since freshman year: my study...

Regardless of your major, you probably want to study abroad. Going abroad is an invaluable experience, and visiting another country in...

It's not home, but it's as close as you'll get to home on campus. While you're away at school, you'll be spending a lot of time in your...

Quick anatomy lesson: There’s a spot on the roof of your mouth called the alveolar ridge. It’s located between the teeth and the hard...

Sometimes when we first learn a language, we tend to over-enunciate our words. We start to understand more overt pronunciation...

Enchaînement is the linking together of sounds between words, resulting in a lack of word boundaries. I first learned about Enchaînement...

When you’re caught between cultures, you learn to adapt to separate sets of customs, even in speech. When a speaker alternates between...

There are several theories and hypotheses about how the relationship between two languages affects their ability to be combined within a...

Gaelic took two centuries to establish itself in Scotland, becoming the people's language only after replacing another. During the 12th...

A number of hypotheses have been proposed to explain the genesis of a creole. Among them is the Substrate Influence Hypothesis. It...

Even though it is a mostly homogenous country, Japan has not remained immune to various outside influences over the years. Through...

I didn't have a personal connection to Spanish until I started going to elementary school in Atlanta, Georgia. Periodically, a...

In Spanish, there are actually 2 distinct r sounds. A common struggle for English speakers learning Spanish is learning how to “roll your...

The title says it all. SpanishDict is a wonderful tool and Spanish learning resource. Like any translator, it’s not perfect, but it’s the...

Here’s a list of tips my professor created for students in Intro to Linguistics. If you just started studying Syntax, this might be...

Everyone has their own study habits. Sitting at a desk listening to classical music for hours at a time never was my cup of tea. My style...

In college, every major comes with unique circumstances that require certain tools. Image from Wix If you’re studying linguistics, you’re...

Here's why I eventually chose linguistics as my college major. Image from Wix You won't find linguistics on any Top 10 Majors lists, and...