Beth and Pippa talk about learning languages and how to fight your fears of speaking English. Yeah, I've always felt like ...

As today’s Word of the Day, sesquipedalian reminds us that language is elastic. It can be stretched, compressed, embellished or stripped bare.

Calling all language lovers for Part 3 of the Advanced English Words quiz! 📖This quiz will put your skills to the test with 32 challenging words. From ‘bellicose’ & ‘quixotic’ to ‘ineffable’ & ...

This is one of those questions that sounds simple at first, but once you start digging, it gets a little more interesting. If you’re looking for the s.

Máire Ní Churraoin has made it her life's mission to preserve and pass on her love and knowledge of the Irish language. So ...

Researchers demonstrate that misleading text in the real-world environment can hijack the decision-making of embodied AI ...

Imagine Max, a well-trained border collie, manages to ignore a squirrel in the park when his owner tells him to sit. His ...

T hree years ago, I served on an external review committee for the English department at Montclair State University, in New ...

In this installment of NPR's "Word of the Week" series we trace the origins of the "cravat" (borrowed from the French ...

Six-year-old Antoni, born in the UK to Polish parents, speaks only a few English words in class and often looks confused when ...

A new study explores how human-like language shapes the way we talk about artificial intelligence. Think, know, understand, remember. These are the kinds of mental verbs people use every day to ...

As with any generation, Gen Alpha has its own lexicon of what’s cool and what’s not, and they’re letting everyone older than ...