Perhaps the most powerful shaper of English was William Tyndale. Tyndale's translation of the Bible into English is rich in theological and political implications.

We explore all periods of the history of the English language, from Old English to the present day, and examine the development and use of varieties of spoken and written English, both globally and ...

Everett pulls off a masterly linguistic confection, in which enslaved people use Black English only as a wary affectation.

Truth is always honest, history is always past, and Carlin has a point: The English language can be pretty redundant. But linguistic redundancy—also known as pleonasm or tautology—isn’t ...