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What’s in a name? In this case, too many letters. A parent has revealed the list of her child’s second-grade classmates, ...

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021); devoicing of final /z/ (rho=-.363; p=.012); vowel swap (rho ... Therefore, the participants who rated themselves lower regarding pronunciation in English were the ones who produced more ...

English is a powerful, thoughtful, occasionally humorous play, currently at Roundabout’s Todd Haines Theatre on Broadway. Don ...

Massachusetts might be famous for its history, sports teams, and aggressive drivers, but its place names are what really separate the locals from the tourists. Thanks to a mix of Native American, ...

With over 12 million speakers, Zulu is widely spoken in South Africa, yet mastering it posessignificant challenges.

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The animals’ complex songs share structural patterns with human language that may make them easier for whales to learn, a new ...

A new study claims to have identified the first speakers of Indo-European language, which gave rise to English, Sanskrit and ...

For all the world’s linguistic diversity, human languages still obey some universal patterns. These run even deeper than ...

Polish astronaut Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski will take Poland’s national flag and traditional pierogi dumplings on his ...