Take a look inside the Mundolingua museum, a hidden gem for language lovers in the heart of Paris.
Linguists can tell us a lot about how we learn languages, but they don’t have all the answers. Elissa Newport, head of Georgetown University’s Learning and Development Lab, talks us…
When national security threats appear, we need to be equipped to handle them with more than just manpower — we need language experts too. Bill Rivers, executive director of the…
Poetry shouldn’t be some imposing, academic monolith: it should be discussed and enjoyed in homes and classrooms everywhere. The Poetry in America initiative, founded and directed by Lisa New, uses…
Pronunciation can be a minefield of silent letters and tricky vowels — and a signal of social hierarchy. But accents and pronunciation also provide endless fodder for jokes. Linguist and…
A new documentary, Talking Black in America, explores African American English through interviews with linguists, speakers, and educators. Walt Wolfram, director of the Language and Life Project and the film’s executive…