Author Matt Greene on his new dystopian novel 'The Definitions' about life after a virus wipes people's memories.

Language helps define the way people think about themselves and their culture. It does so by shaping the way we think, feel ...

The relationship between language and ethnic identity has long occupied a central place in social, cultural and political thought. It is a relationship that is at once intimate and complex – uniting ...

Editor’s note: This personal essay was written following a Twitter campaign organized by Global Voices sub-Saharan Africa and Rising Voices where each week, a different language activist shared their ...

A new study suggests that the language a bilingual person speaks can affect their physical sensations, depending on the cultural association tied to each vernacular. We take for granted the fact that ...

The landscape of work is rapidly changing. Traditional nine to five schedules are giving way to flexible work hours. Workforces are becoming more global as technology helps alleviate the friction of ...

Imagine driving through California’s sunlit streets, approaching a crosswalk that tells you to “SLOW.” But something’s off — it’s misspelled: “SOLW.” The word echoes in your mind as soul. “That moment ...

English has become a link language in the real sense of the term. In India it's slowly becoming the language of communication for the classes and the masses in various corporate offices, MNCs, ...