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If you want to know where African American English is headed, listen to Shondel Nero. Shondel was born in the... more

Guest host Ciku Theuri speaks with music writer Jordannah Elizabeth about the intimate relationship between music and Black American speech.... more

Are the roots of African American English mainly African? Or English? Or something else? Linguists—and others—don't agree. Ciku Theuri guides... more

Until recently, issuing a death threat required some effort. Today, anyone with a phone or computer can make a threat—or receive... more

If Latin is dead, why is it easy to find meetups of people speaking it? Why is a group of... more

Ellen Jovin belongs to that rare breed of human with a passion for grammar. You will too if you spend... more

Steve Jobs' last words were: "Oh wow. Oh wow. Oh wow." Oscar Wilde went with: "Either that wallpaper goes, or... more

How do you keep your language alive while also protecting the health of elders? That's been the quandary facing Ojibwe... more

For centuries, Russians have dismissed the Ukrainian language as "Little Russian," its speakers as simple-minded peasants. The Kremlin has sporadically... more