Lecturer | Linguist | language researcher | PhD Candidate in Complex Systems
Branding is often discussed as if it were a checklist: a name, a logo, a color palette, a tagline. In practice, it behaves less like a list and more like a system—interdependent, cumulative, and emergent. From a linguistic perspective, it
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In a recent episode of the Mormon Stories Podcast, host John Dehlin interviews Dr. John Lundwall, who presents a sweeping critique of the Book of Mormon. His central claim is that the text is fundamentally anachronistic—not just in specific details,
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The Mixe-Zoque people of Southern Mexico have a rich cultural history that has been largely lost to history. This language family is tied to major civilizations in Mesoamerica. Civilizations such as the Olmecs, Epi-Olmecs, and Teotihuacan. Trying to reconstruct their
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One of the things I enjoy most about my doctoral studies is how many different subjects I get to explore. My work crosses over into several areas, including: And many more. Studying such a wide range of topics gives me
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One of the great unanswered questions in linguistics is this: How do humans acquire language? Despite decades of research, no one fully understands how it all works. Is language something we learn through experience by mimicking others? Is it built
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As a historical linguist, I’m often asked how we can possibly know what a language sounded like before it was ever written down. And the honest answer is, we can’t know with exactness. We’ll never hear a Proto-Indo-European speaker talk
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As Latter-day Saints, many of us have a deep interest in the peoples and places described in the Book of Mormon. It’s natural to want to find connections between the scriptures we treasure and the world around us, especially when
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The Book of Mormon, a testament of Jesus Christ and a witness of God’s dealings with His children, holds a remarkable history regarding its translation. Joseph Smith, called as a prophet of God, received this sacred record from an angel
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The Seer Stone and the Translation Process: Why the LDS Church Didn’t Conceal It, But Didn’t Emphasize It The use of seer stones in the translation of the Book of Mormon has become an increasingly discussed topic in recent years.
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The U.S. Constitution is often hailed as one of the most important legal documents in history. It lays the foundation for governance, justice, and the rights of citizens. But despite its significance, the Constitution is not immune to linguistic ambiguities—words
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