Language

Yowsah!

It has fewer than 100 speakers left today, but Boontling once thrived in a little corner of Mendocino County.

The other terms include “flup,” “glush,” “goor," and "Katty-clean-doors."

Some scholars have dedicated decades of their lives to cracking the code.

The word “huh” packs a lot of meaning into just one syllable.

How is language evolving on the Internet? In this series on internet linguistics, Gretchen McCulloch breaks down the latest innovations in online communication.

Whether you’re obsessed with 'GoodFellas' and 'The Godfather' or are binge-watching 'The Sopranos,' this list is for you.

Over the years, oracle bones have provided scholars with detailed records of China's Shang Dynasty period.

From Sami to Ayapaneco, dying languages are getting a second life thanks to social media.

“Goody Two-Shoes” was a real person—or at least, a real fictional character. It was the nickname of the title character in a nursery tale called "The History of Little Goody Two-Shoes," published anonymously around 1765 by John Newbery.

Nicknames for noisy babies? Just because these terms from Victorian theater have dropped out of use doesn't mean they're any less applicable today.

A new short film illustrates the difficulty of understanding English if you don't understand English!

Sorry Tumblr: Marilyn Monroe probably didn't say that.

What was once literature's favorite exclamation is now as dead as the Romantic poets who used it.

How is language evolving on the Internet? In this series on internet linguistics, Gretchen McCulloch breaks down the latest innovations in online communication.