After years of writing, studying psychology, and geeking out on language research, I’ve noticed something quietly reliable: ...

From "yeet" to "social distancing," new words and phrases constantly emerge and evolve in American English. But how do these neologisms—newly coined terms—gain acceptance and become part of mainstream ...

The Linguistics Laboratory in the English department enables faculty and students to carry out original psycholinguistic, sociolinguistic, prosodic, and phonetic research. It is equipped with ...

Language is one of the most powerful links between past and present, carrying culture, tradition, and history across centuries. While thousands of languages have disappeared, some have endured for ...

Jonathan Kasstan receives funding from the British Academy. Michelle Sheehan receives funding from The British Academy and The Leverhulme Trust. Anna D. Havinga does not work for, consult, own shares ...