THERE have been a number of recent events that should easily catch the attention of (socio)linguistics students. In the ...

Triangulations blogger Sabio Lantz recently put together this rather clever diagram showing how the English language has evolved over the past 3,000 years. And yes, though it first emerged as a ...

The English language is one of the most popular languages used across the world. The day presents the development, history, culture, and achievements associated with the language.

I didn’t mean to watch this entire thing, but dammit if I didn’t sit through all ten minutes (alright, technically 11 minutes and 20 seconds) of this fantastically witty, animated history of ...

There’s a reason the United States hasn’t had an official language. This didn’t dissuade President Donald Trump, who plans to formalize English as the country’s official language.

In halting its Spanish-language communications, the White House is ignoring the demographic reality of the U.S. and rejecting a long-standing tradition in American government of making key civic in… ...