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No One Ever Said It: On the Long History of

No One Ever Said It: On the Long History of "Ye Olde" in English

Hamlet, and the Evolution of Middle and Old English">Hana Videen on Chaucer, Hamlet, and the Evolution of Middle and Old English

By Hana Videen | October 10, 2023

What Makes Language Human?

What Makes Language Human?

Caleb Everett on Syntax and Recursion

By Caleb Everett | September 21, 2023

Why Human Writing Is Worth Defending In the Age of ChatGPT

Why Human Writing Is Worth Defending In the Age of ChatGPT

Naomi S. Baron on the Detrimental Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Literacy and Cognition

By Naomi S. Baron | September 12, 2023

What’s In a Meal? On the Linguistic Origins of “Lunchtime”

What’s In a Meal? On the Linguistic Origins of “Lunchtime”

Judith Tschann Explains the Etymology and Eponyms Behind Some of Our Favorite Dishes

By Judith Tschann | February 21, 2023

Reveling in the Untranslatable: On the Beauty and Complexity of the German Language

Reveling in the Untranslatable: On the Beauty and Complexity of the German Language

“German is the mirror that I managed to polish to an unusually high shine.”

By Jude Stewart | February 9, 2023

Generation Amazing!!! How We’re Draining Language of Its Power

Generation Amazing!!! How We’re Draining Language of Its Power

Emily McCrary-Ruiz-Esparza on the “Maxim of Extravagance”

By Emily McCrary-Ruiz-Esparza | September 27, 2022

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What Happens When You Offer Grammar Advice to Complete Strangers in the Middle of Manhattan

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What Science Can Tell Us About How We Express Ourselves

By Batja Mesquita | July 20, 2022

How the World’s Languages Evolved Over Time

By Morten H. Christiansen and Nick Chater | March 29, 2022

How a Bold Young American Changed the Way Scholars Think About Homer

How a Bold Young American Changed the Way Scholars Think About Homer

Robert Kanigel on the Unlikely Legacy of Milman Parry

By Robert Kanigel | April 28, 2021

Native Spaces: Tracing the History of California Indians and Sacred Land

Native Spaces: Tracing the History of California Indians and Sacred Land

Damon B. Akins and William J. Bauer Jr. on the Huchiun Ohlone People of the East Bay

By Damon B. Akins and William J. Bauer, Jr. | April 21, 2021

Tracking the Changing Ways We Talk in the COVID-19 Era

Tracking the Changing Ways We Talk in the COVID-19 Era

Pia Araneta on the Short- and Long-Term Effects of a Plague on Language

By Pia Araneta | March 3, 2021

Where's the Trust in a Postfactual World?

Where's the Trust in a Postfactual World?

New Books Network's Book of the Day Podcast"> From the New Books Network's Book of the Day Podcast

By New Books Network | October 9, 2020

Some of the Earliest Written Dialogues Were in Middle English Literature

Some of the Earliest Written Dialogues Were in Middle English Literature

David Crystal on Quarrels, Secrets and Other Exchanges

By David Crystal | July 28, 2020

Let's Talk About Love: A Lost Vocabulary of Amorous Terms

Let's Talk About Love: A Lost Vocabulary of Amorous Terms

If You Love Someone, Give Them the Sheep's Eye

By Paul Anthony Jones | November 13, 2019

Britain's Gay Slang">The Feints and Jabs of Polari, <br Britain's Gay Slang">

Britain's Gay Slang">The Feints and Jabs of Polari,
Britain's Gay Slang

On a Classic Argot of Gossip and Drag

By Paul Baker | August 22, 2019

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