Languages evolve and change drastically over time. If you were to say street corn, nepo baby, or beach read - three terms ...

As a child in Henderson County in the late 1940s and early 1950s, I was privileged to be a part of two worlds: the old and the new. At Tuxedo Elementary School, students received instruction at a ...

"Have you considered how easy it is for us Norwegians to learn English?" asks Jan Terje Faarlund, professor of linguistics at the University of Oslo. "Obviously there are many English words that ...

I went to college a little bit later than most. Excited but nervous to plunge into a degree — in English literature — that demands all students learn Old English, I asked a friend what studying the ...

Have you ever traveled to a foreign country and tried out a few quick-studied phrases from Duolingo in an attempt to blend in with the locals? No matter how hard you study, native speakers can peg you ...

Language is like a living organism, it changes, grow, and evolves over time. And yet, a few words from times long past have been able to continue being a part of our everyday language, testifying that ...