Language

Advocates and researchers have warned that dual-language programs are increasingly becoming a tool of enrichment rather than a mode of serving the needs of English learners.

For a politician who wants to trigger nativist revulsion, a metaphor can be as effective as an explicit insult.

More than 37 languages are spoken in one small Oklahoma town, creating a major information issue when extreme weather is imminent.

There's new evidence that the brains of musicians and bilinguals require less effort to perform cognitive tasks.

The DOE's new programs will also support improvement in English proficiency.

The Duke University linguistics professor talks about her new book, and the power of language in determining inclusion.

New research suggests it creates a cognitive reserve the brain can utilize when other regions start to decay.

New research tracks the rise in swear words in books over the decades.

Historically, written language has been created to represent spoken language. For the first time, that dynamic is working in the opposite direction.

That holds for both vocabulary and grammar.

And it's called the euphemism treadmill.

We've been underestimating birds all this time.

Researchers link social conservatism with grammatical preferences that foster feelings of stability and predictability.

New research finds a period, or the lack of one, changes the way a text reply is interpreted.

A new nation-by-nation comparison suggests language is a driver of inequality.

Like other things, our preferred swear words are regional.

Get your mind out of the gutter.

Quality and quantity matter for low-income kids' language skills, researchers say.

Noah Davis talks to the founder of Wolfram Alpha about computing the world's knowledge, how his kids got him to start traveling, and why he's not scared of AI.

A new study suggests children exposed to other languages better understand what other people want.

A new study links dislike of the institution with a decrease in expressions of concern for helping others.

Evidence shows that we perceive deeper voices as more authoritative and trustworthy. How will this impact the coming election—especially if there's a woman on the top of the ticket?

We canvassed the world of the social and behavioral sciences, looking for rising stars whose careers promise to make a lasting mark. We'll be profiling the top 30 throughout the month of April.

After Alexis Coe takes a bad fall on a hiking trail, the language of the creek reveals a connection to the city.