Grammar

That holds for both vocabulary and grammar.

• By Tom Jacobs

We consistently find people who decry change and fear it will bring about the demise of English as we know it. But it’s totally harmless and offers us a window on the complex system that underlies our knowledge of language.

• By Raffaella Zanuttini

Slaying, yet again, the idea that the languages we speak shape the thoughts we think.

• By Graeme Wood