In her new book, Wandering in Strange Lands, Morgan Jerkins takes a deeply personal look at the effects of the Great Migration.

People who criticize African American Vernacular English don't see that it shares grammatical structures with more "prestigious" languages.

While we’re losing biological diversity, we’re also losing linguistic and cultural diversity at the same time. This is no coincidence.

A Curious Reader asks: To be or naught to be?

A linguist explains why we get so distracted by the fiery language of politics, while ignoring urgent information reported by scientists.

"False friends" appear or sound like words in their own language, but have different meanings in others. They give us insight into how language changes.

Debates over English spelling reform have existed for centuries.

More on internet neologisms: pairing together a (negative) mood word with a verb to produce a semi-productive compound.