Languages & Linguistics

4+ hour, 5+ min ago   (687+ words) EPSCoR-funded project unites linguists in first study of language, culture of Mississippi-born Latinos OXFORD, Miss. – For bilingual speakers, including many Mississippi-born Latinos who speak Spanish at home and English at school, one language can often influence another. University of Mississippi…...

11+ hour, 50+ min ago   (662+ words) EPSCoR-funded project unites linguists in first study of language, culture of Mississippi-born Latinos OXFORD, Miss. – For bilingual speakers, including many Mississippi-born Latinos who speak Spanish at home and English at school, one language can often influence another. University of Mississippi…...

7+ hour, 31+ min ago   (391+ words) First in line is “bimpert,” a Bermudian word of unknown origin that is used to describe a stupid or foolish person. People on the tiny island in the north Atlantic often use it in this traditional phrase: “A bimpert is…...

12+ hour, 26+ min ago   (567+ words) More than one in four Brits have never heard the famous Geordie phrase “Howay”, according to new research into how well people know the food, language and geography sitting on their own doorstep. A poll of 2,000 adults found 27% do not…...

15+ hour, 19+ min ago   (69+ words) Source: Department of Romance Studies and Classics Research focusing on dialogue, interaction, and spoken and written discourse is a dynamic field that has developed considerably over the past two decades within the Romance linguistics research network at Stockholm University. About…...

17+ hour, 26+ min ago   (329+ words) Your correspondent predicts that schools everywhere – from pre-K to university – will soon be adding a new course to their curricula: Acronymics and Initialisms. Our language has become so chock-full of both that it is necessary to know them, and the…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (625+ words) Linguist Susie Dent is championing the word 'meekend' – in the hope that one day it might enter the dictionary. 'Meekend' means having a whole weekend of free time to yourself, doing what you want, when you want – a luxury we…...

19+ hour, 45+ min ago   (1225+ words) Working with institutions and authorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, UNDP supports economic and social development and resilience to climate change and disasters, helping people and communities recover from crisis and improve their livelihoods since 1996. UNDP Country Office in BiH is…...

22+ hour, 8+ min ago   (396+ words) FLINT, Mich. - As demand grows for Spanish-English interpretation in mid-Michigan, the Latinx Technology and Community Center is expanding its language services to help make communication more accessible and inclusive for families, health care providers, businesses and organizations. The center’s language…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (641+ words) This article by Dr Hannah Little, Lecturer in Communication and Media, was originally published by The Conversation. When asked about the greatest innovation of humans, people will often say language or fire. A new paper suggests that these innovations may…...