This original sociolinguistic ethnographic study examines social practices and (ING) variation in Aboriginal English, an indigenized variety of English spoken by First Nations people in Australia. Ba...

This two-part guide/research report introduces the Generalised Linear Mixed Model (GLMM) tree analysis technique to variationist sociolinguistics using (ING) variation in Canadian Maritime English (C...

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In this episode of the Language on the Move Podcast, Brynn Quick speaks with Dr Elizabeth Peterson about language ideologies and what we think when we hear different varieties of English. This epis…

Researchers studying sperm whale communication say they've uncovered sophisticated structures similar to those found in human language.

A Netflix show has reignited a spicy international debate over kimchi. When cast members of reality show Super Rich in Korea prepared the traditional Korean dish, the Chinese subtitles translated it as “la bai cai,” a Chinese term for spicy cabbage, which did not sit well with some Korean viewers.

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Since the 1960s, BASIC has introduced countless beginners to computer programming. Here's how the language got started, the paths it cleared for Windows and Apple, and where you can still find it toda...

Thanks to streaming, multilingual film and TV is exploding, and it’s helping to enhance the viewer experience.

Young people appear unaware of some much-loved British insults, which a poll suggests could all but disappear in the coming decades.

Isolated for six months one winter, a group of scientists changed how they spoke.

Florida International University and the University of Miami are pleased to host the 52nd New Ways of Analyzing Variation (NWAV) in Miami Beach from 7-9 November 2024.

Researchers explored how fantasy languages evoke emotions, finding specific phonetic element play a key role. Surprisingly, however, some languages intended to sound menacing, like Orkish, were percei...

A program this month encourages library patrons in Worcester, Mass., who have lost or damaged books or other items to reactivate their accounts. All they need is a picture of a cat.

John Chew provides an update on the development of The Canadian English Dictionary, a new reference resource for users of Canadian English.