It’s happening in Mandarin Chinese as well, with the new character X也, which combines the Roman letter X with an element that ...

Language experts agree that no single English language rule exists for terms like "farmers market," "couple's retreat" or ...

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), ...

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’ & ...

Máire Ní Churraoin tells PEOPLE she's never spoken in English to her baby niece — instead, she speaks to her in Gaeilge, also ...

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

Former dean of the Humanities Division remembered for his gentle kindness, skill with words and shrewd sense of humor ...

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 ...