A large study of 800 adults shows that pragmatic language skills—the ability to understand sarcasm, indirect requests, tone, ...

Perhaps the most contentious choice in 2025 was “6-7,” chosen by Dictionary.com. In this case, the controversy has to do with ...

We know that words change all the time and over time, a process language experts describe as “semantic shift,” semantics being the field of language concerned with meaning. Even if we may not ...

Even if you’re not a full-blown grammar nerd, you’ll find the origins of these words that changed meaning over time completely fascinating The English language is alive—and like any living thing, it ...

Thanks to the evolution of language, technology, and lots of hyperbole, these words used to convey a lot more merit, emotion, or simply seriousness than they do nowadays. Ah, “genius.” Once reserved ...

In the brain, language pops up everywhere. All across the wrinkly expanse of the brain’s outer layer, a constellation of different regions handle the meaning of language, scientists report online ...

This is one of those studies that's either really profound, or, well, really not. Researchers from London and New York say they've discovered a link between typing letters on a computer keyboard and ...

According to Oxford, the term "rage bait" was first used online in 2002 in reference to the reaction of a driver who is ...

Jessica Blythe receives funding from the Social Science and Humanities Research Council. Christine Daigle receives funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. She is an ...

It’s time to brush up on the art of the sniglet, because ‘Wicked: For Good’ is about to bring familiar yet fantastical and ...