Category: Linguistics

Linguistics is the field of study and research that analyzes the structure, functioning, and evolution of human language. It deals with phenomena such as the sounds of language (phonetics and phonology), word formation (morphology), sentence organization (syntax), meanings and interpretations (semantics and pragmatics), but also the relationship of language with society and culture (sociolinguistics), with thought (psycholinguistics), or with technology (computational linguistics). As a discipline, linguistics provides essential tools for understanding cultural diversity and communication processes, contributing to fields as diverse as education and translation to artificial intelligence and the preservation of endangered languages.

1939

Principles of Phonology
Principles of Phonology 7 Feb 2026

Nikolai Trubetzkoy’s Principles of Phonology (published posthumously in 1939) stands as one of the most significant pillars of the Prague School of linguistics. While Saussure provided the broad structural blueprint for language, Trubetzkoy focused his lens specifically on the sound system.

2025

Korean Language
Korean Language 12 Sep 2025

Korean is a fascinating language with a rich linguistic heritage that has evolved over more than a millennium. Belonging to the Koreanic language family, Korean is primarily spoken by approximately 77 million people worldwide, making it one of the world’s major languages. The language has a unique grammatical structure that differs significantly from Indo-European languages, […]

2024

English Hanzi
English Hanzi 1 Dec 2024

The first alpha model of the “English to Hanzi” writing system, version 0.16, has been released on December 1st, 2024. The system uses Rime to handle user input and create the corresponding Chinese character output. You can download the necessary files from GitHub (click here) where you can also find the installation instructions.