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Online searches for the word "gaslighting" on merriam-webster.com increased 1,740% in 2022 over the year before, leading the reference publishing company to name it the word of the year.
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The Voting Rights Act requires some states and local areas to offer election materials in more than just English. But the support for voters is limited to Spanish, Asian and Native American languages.
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A third of Ukrainians have called Russian their mother tongue. Russian statues and cultural markers abound. Are these influences inherently toxic? The war is prompting emotional conversations.
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English speakers have a new opportunity to explore how the Haitian Creole language can sound and feel: sweet and romantic, or even rebellious.
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Are you a first, second or third generation Haitian American living in South Florida? Do you speak Haitian Creole?
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Duolingo is launching a Haitian Creole course and challenged Miami Mayor Francis Suarez to participate in its curriculum.
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The demand for "proper" English can be used to shut people out of spaces and opportunities. The folks at NPR's "Rough Translation" podcast have a story to tell.
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Merriam-Webster’s word of the year in 2019 was a simple four letter word: “they.” The reason for the choice, according to the dictionary publisher, is...
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Foreign nations have been systematically spreading falsehoods on social media for years; in 2019, it seemed like the world began to fully grasp the ramifications of disinformation campaigns.
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The rhythms of the Spanish language have contributed a lot to the sound of South Florida, where more than two million people speak the language.…
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Swedish researchers were studying one rare language in Southeast Asia, when they discovered a group of 280 resettled people speaking a different language, never observed or documented before.
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The longtime All Things Consideredhost describes how being a New Yorker, and his parents' experiences as first-generation English speakers, helped shape his interest in language and voice.