Brain scans show a spot in the cerebellum attuned specifically to words, expanding on studies that point to the region's importance for language.

The abundance of joyful vocabulary in Spanish likely reflects both linguistic structure and cultural influences. Words like "amor" (love), "alegría" (joy), "felicidad" (happiness), "sonrisa" (smile), ...

The more contemporary sense of “spilling” gossip or a secret, though, is still over 200 years old: in early 19th-century slang, to spill meant to betray a fellow criminal or confidante to the ...

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’ & ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

This is not comparable to word learning in children. By around age two, typical English-speaking children learn approximately ...

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 ...