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New research suggests that the classic Southern drawl is diminishing in regions across the South, with experts pointing to an increased migration to the South as the cause for younger generations losi...

The administration has moved to cut $400 million in federal funding to the university without changes to its policies and rules.

In 1931, Italian scholars were made to take loyalty oaths. Will that happen to us?

Four Reasons English Should Not be the Official Language: Statement Against White House Executive Order Designating English as the Official Language of The Un

"Do not obey in advance" was the slogan going into the first Trump administration. Some universities and hospitals seem to be struggling with that advice.

Visualizing map data for linguistics using ggplot2: A tutorial with examples from dialectology and typology

Nominations for Words of the Year 2024 follow below. The final selection will be held at 6:45 pm EST on Friday, Jan. 10 (in Ballroom Salons E-F of the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown). American Dialect...

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He laid the foundation for sociolinguistics, and he showed that structures like class and race shaped speech as much as where someone lives.

The Faculty of Linguistics, Philology and Phonetics and Kellogg College, Oxford are seeking to appoint an Associate Professor (or Professor) of Phonetics. The post is offered on a full-time basis, available from 1 October 2025 or as soon as possible…