Traditionally linguists have bemoaned the fact that the general public knows little of what we do because the subject isn’t taught in schools. But that has changed over the past 20 years or so, as the ...

You've heard it before – someone being referred to as a "token." Like the token Black friend, the token Asian – and tokenism isn't limited to race or ethnicity ...

Have you noticed people using terms like "unalive" and "pew pews" on social media? There's a reason for that: some people are changing the way they speak on TikTok and other social media platforms to ...

OPINION: We got to the bottom of the “Blaccentgate” after America’s least trustworthy news source sparked a debate over Kamala Harris’ accent. “Since when does the vice president have what sounds like ...

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