What in the word?

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…

Linguist Cecile McKee explores the early stages of language development with five of the first words that English-speaking children say.

Can physical books and eBooks coexist, or are they hopelessly at odds? Linguist Naomi Baron weighs in.

Peter Wegner blends art and language in this adverb-inspired installation.