Language Archives

Education

The 30 Top Thinkers Under 30: The Former Community College Student Teaching English to Children Everywhere

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.

Avital Andrews

Environment

Dispatches From the Russian River: The Fall

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

Alexis Coe

Social Justice

The 30 Top Thinkers Under 30: The One-Time Liquor Store Stock Boy Analyzing Some of Our Closest Relationships

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.

Avital Andrews

News in Brief

How Does Language Impact Public Opinion Polls?

Our answers to survey questions have more to do with the wording than our actual ideologies.

Gregory Ferenstein

Learn a Language for a Neighbor?

Across borders, language learning follows two main patterns. Neither leaves room for learning a language for the sake of building a community.

Yuliya Komska

Environment

How Technology Is Changing Our View of Ancient Languages

The Perseus Project is on a mission to make classical texts accessible to all.

Kyle Chayka

Social Justice

Don’t Fear Our Changing Language

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.

Raffaella Zanuttini

Environment

Happier Tweets, Healthier Communities

New research finds county-level mortality from heart disease can be accurately predicted by analyzing the emotional language of local Twitter users.

Tom Jacobs

Social Justice

The Linguistics of Tragedy

Will Charlie Hebdo, the magazine, reclaim its name from Charlie Hebdo, the terrorist attack?

Rick Paulas

Social Justice

Where Do Latinos Stand on Major Political Issues? Well, It Depends

New research finds the political opinions expressed by Latinos in America can be quite different depending on whether they are polled in English or Spanish.

Tom Jacobs