Whether someone's speech is a language or a dialect is a matter of both linguistics and politics. illust-monster/iStock/Getty Images Plus In 2022, after the start of ...

I’m guessing that I’m not such as old a dog as I think — I’ve been learning some new tricks! But … they’re the same old tricks, only different. Language, for example. Lately, I’ve had cause to look ...

Neil Bermel receives funding from the UK Arts and Humanities Research Council. Vladimir Putin has written about the “historical unity” of the Ukrainian and Russian peoples, in part through their ...

The difference between a language and a dialect is mostly meaningless and entirely political. Apple Podcasts will only work on MacOS operating systems since Catalina. We do not support Android apps on ...

As the coronavirus spreads around the globe, it’s being characterized by media and politicians alike as an “invisible enemy.” People are afraid others may carry the virus but not show symptoms of the ...

What does it mean to learn the Chinese language? Schools across the globe have generally presumed a consistent, straightforward answer to this question: it would mean learning standard Mandarin, ...

Since the start of the war in Ukraine, the number of people studying Ukrainian on Duolingo, a language learning website and mobile app, has increased by more than 500%. Most of those who are taking up ...

Ph.D. Student in English Language and Literature, University of South Carolina As the coronavirus spreads around the globe, it’s being characterized by media and politicians alike as an “invisible ...