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Recent Examples of linguist
As linguists and geneticists continue to untangle the origins of Indo-European languages, one thing is clear—the story of language is one of movement, change and cultural exchange, far from the rigid, nationalist narratives of the past.
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Ella Jeffries, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Feb. 2025
Babbel lessons were designed by a team of over 100 expert linguists.
—Stackcommerce Team (sponsored), PCMAG, 27 Jan. 2025
Some linguists have argued that revitalizing a language depends on creating committed communities of speakers — and there is ample evidence in Taiwan of a growing number of people who are passionate enough about Tâi-gí to shape these kinds of committed communities.
—Will Buckingham, The Dial, 27 Nov. 2024
In fact, experiments were so underwhelming that a report released in 1966 by the Automatic Language Processing Advisory Committee, set up by the U.S. government and made up of linguists and machine translation researchers, determined that there wasn’t much hope in the near-term.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 23 Jan. 2025
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Ella Jeffries, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Feb. 2025
Babbel lessons were designed by a team of over 100 expert linguists.
—Stackcommerce Team (sponsored), PCMAG, 27 Jan. 2025
Some linguists have argued that revitalizing a language depends on creating committed communities of speakers — and there is ample evidence in Taiwan of a growing number of people who are passionate enough about Tâi-gí to shape these kinds of committed communities.
—Will Buckingham, The Dial, 27 Nov. 2024
In fact, experiments were so underwhelming that a report released in 1966 by the Automatic Language Processing Advisory Committee, set up by the U.S. government and made up of linguists and machine translation researchers, determined that there wasn’t much hope in the near-term.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 23 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for linguist
Noun
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Included among dozens of other characters are a submarine commander and his crew, a creepy coroner, a sweaty spy, an American flyboy, and even the soon-to-be spy novelist Ian Fleming.—
Frank Rizzo,
Variety,
21 Mar. 2025
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In Grade’s lifetime, he was considered one of the most important living Yiddish novelists—by those who could read Yiddish.—
Judith Shulevitz,
The Atlantic,
16 Mar. 2025
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Like many storytellers with a passion for seeking justice, Rangeley followed college with law school and a career in social and criminal justice.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
13 Mar. 2025
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Highlighting artists as storytellers, the installation invites visitors to see the Museum not just as a repository of art, but as a dynamic, living space where culture is continually created, interpreted, reimagined, and hopefully reflected in their own story.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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Born in London in 1882, Milne was a prolific humorist, editor, essayist and playwright.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 Jan. 2025
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Meg Bernhard is a journalist and essayist based in Las Vegas.—
Meg Bernhard,
Hazlitt,
4 Jan. 2025
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The Irishman — long and boring, based on the self-serving memoirs of a fabulist and a creep — was supposed to be the film of the year.—
Bill Wyman,
Vulture,
28 Feb. 2025
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With his distinct style, business sense and comedy that’s been steadily consumed by the masses for over a quarter of a century, the comic has developed a fabulist folklore around his rise to fame akin to his favorite things outside of stand-up — videogames and professional wrestling.—
Nate Jackson,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Jan. 2025
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“Linguist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/linguist. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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