Why Latin Isn't Called Roman
What the name of a language tells us about history and identity. Latin points to the people of Latium, not the empire that spread it.
25 Feb, 2026 · 3 min →
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Only One-Third of Universal Grammar Rules Survived Testing
Why language is both structured and unpredictable. A large empirical test found most proposed universal grammar rules did not hold across languages.
24 Feb, 2026 · 3 min →