New words and phrases including "now in a minute" have been added to the Oxford English Dictionary.

Year after year, the mountains of the Dolomites become more popular with tourists. Amid millions of visitors, 30,000 inhabitants speak a language only they understand: Ladin, one of the oldest…

A math teacher’s viral post prompted a debate over the language, which some see as an optional skill — and a symbol of Western dominance.

New study suggests ancient campfires may have encouraged our ancestors to develop language.

A new positivity and pride make it possible for even the calcified cranks like me to revisit their relationship with our native tongue

AI can only communicate in languages that it's been trained on.

Scientists searched for the inclusion of the Gaelic and Scots words for oyster or oysters in place-names around Scotland's coast.

Includes modern languages from around the world and their literatures, as well as linguistics

Language experts have advice for parents that should be reassuring in its simplicity: read, make friends and have fun.

The Guardian’s chief culture writer Charlotte Higgins on why she was inspired to learn Ukrainian and what it taught her about its people. Help support our independent journalism at <a…

The linguist, who already speaks four languages fluently, described Welsh as "special and evocative".

In older adults, activity of the brain’s language processing network is nearly identical to that seen in the brains of younger adults during language tasks, according to a new brain imaging study…

Susie Dent investigates a small book that made a big impact.

Why Guaraní has become trendy in Paraguay

Cornwall Council says using Cornish place names on road signs would help promote the language.

In a case study, parents responded positively to their children being taught science in two languages.

Linguists could fill the AI-powered workplace's biggest gaps

Teachers should capitalize on opportunities for oral language development through play in French immersion instruction.

The Welsh government has an “ambitious target” of reaching one million Welsh speakers by 2050.

Schools can teach Welsh, but can they create lifelong speakers? New research suggests the answer is more complicated than policy assumes.

With smartphones stealing our attention, we’re picking up fewer books than ever. A novelist shares her eight-week scheme to get you back into the habit

Letters: Readers respond to a long read article on the international auxiliary language Esperanto

Dan Everett traveled to the Amazon to convert the Piraha people. It didn’t go to plan

Scientists have long wondered whether different neural mechanisms govern each language within a bilingual speaker’s brain. A recent study of people who speak both English and Spanish hints at a…

Experts have warned Britain’s defence drive is overlooking the language and regional expertise needed to understand adversaries including Russia, China and Iran

Sales of the ‘cahiers de vacances’ are growing rapidly, publishers say, as travellers tackle subjects including algebra, grammar and history