In the digital age, where information travels at the speed of light, the role of effective communication in governance cannot ...

Naturally, this became a challenge for translators dedicated to translating a game about translating different languages.

I studied French in elementary and high school, but have barely practiced since then, which means I’m essentially starting ...

In our ASL translation, Jacob, who was hairless and smooth-skinned, has a name sign that can be back-translated literally to English as “smooth arm skin,” whereas his twin, Esau, who was notoriously ...

Certain grammatical rules never appear in any known language. By constructing artificial languages that have these rules, ...

I like to think of myself as a logical person, but as I dig into the English language, I find that much of our language is nonsense. English is a ...

In a classic episode of “Saturday Night Live,” Christopher Walken confidently declares, “I’ve got a fever, and the only prescription is more cowbell!” Today I’m not sure if I have ...