All blog posts discussing the history of language and linguistics.
Cases involving forensic linguistics
A couple weeks ago, I wrote about the field of forensic linguistics and what kind of work you can do in that field. I wrote a little about the Unabomber case, the most famous use of forensic linguistics to solve crime. Today, I go over the Unabomber case in more detail along with three more…
Forensic linguistics: language and the law
Forensic linguistics is a subfield of applied linguistics which sees linguistics applied to forensics and the law. The most famous legal case which involved forensic linguistics is the Unabomber case, where the FBI compared Ted Kaczynski’s writings with the Unabomber manifesto. However, the term covers many areas of focus. What is forensic linguistics? Forensic linguistics…
Foods named after places: origins and connections
I can think of several foods named after different places. The Nanaimo bar, hamburgers, Hawaiian pizza, and so on. But I take for granted – and maybe you do too – that these foods are obviously connected to the places they are named after. Today, I go through five different foods and the locations they…