Susie Dent has written another book for Puffin, The Roots We Share: 100 Words to Bring Us Together, “a joyful collection of ...

9D. This entry is a debut: The “Mathematical process used to model unpredictable phenomena” is known as a RANDOM WALK, which ...

After Hiding My Undiagnosed Neurological Condition for Decades, I Finally Found Answers A personal quest and progress in ...

The etymology of “college,” from the Latin ... The medieval university resembles today’s Western universities about as much as a book by Judith Butler resembles one by Thomas Aquinas.

Having a rare name myself (often troublesome) I am specially interested. The ‘etymology’ given in my book is of course quite fictitious, and made up simply for the purposes of my story.

Inspired by my paternal uncle, Mr Feroz Ahmed the Khan, I have been a logophile since my school days. His thick dictionary and other books were always at my dis ...

Three ideological currents – ultraconservative Christians, national-populists and techno-libertarians – though often at odds, ...

Malaysia’s colourful English stepped into the global linguistic spotlight after words like “alamak” and “tapau” found a home ...

The oldest Tamil epics are based on women from mercantile families. It has nothing to do with warriors or priests. The heroines of Shilapadikaram and Kundalakesi are daughters of rich merchants.

Over the course of four weeks, local scholars are getting the opportunity to engage in discussion led by Harvard literature professor Theo Theoharis about how writers have borne witness to the ...

Q&A: Baylor's Luke Winslow discusses the views of oligarchs and those defending their intervention in government over a ...