In the dense forests of Indonesia, you can hear strange and haunting sounds. At first, these calls may seem like a random ...

An online dictionary has rediscovered lost Gaelic phrases and words. The meanings of the long-forgotten expressions have also ...

Are you a dingbatter? This word is used by local people in Ocracoke, referring to the crowds of tourists and other visitors.

This is Lingít Word of the Week. Each week, we feature a Lingít word voiced by master speakers. Lingít has been spoken ...

The Cypriot village of Kormakitis is the last bastion of a language once spoken by tens of thousands of people. Maronites are ...

The explosion of Proto-Indo-European from its origins in Eastern Ukraine—the subject of science journalist Laura Spinney’s beguiling and revelatory new book, Proto: How One Ancient Language Went ...

“Happy Easter!” is a wish that will be articulated by many this Sunday, certainly by those observing the celebration of the resurrection of Jesus – with both Western (Gregorian) and Orthodox ...

Urdu ranks fourth, following Pashto (16%) and Saraiki (14% ... Without that, the life of the language suffers.” For Omer, the loss feels deeply personal. The Punjabi words he once spoke as a child ...

Charles Kemp was supported by a Future Fellowship (FT190100200) awarded by the Australian Research Council. Temuulen Khishigsuren was supported by a Future Fellowship (FT190100200) awarded by the ...

When it comes to making a real impact with your words, being memorable is just as important as being attention-grabbing. Before we get into the type of language that helps your words live rent f ...

The more centrally connected someone is within their social media network, the more likely that new words they use will become adopted into mainstream language, according to a new study published ...