WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of people in the United States who speak a language other than English at home has nearly tripled over the past three decades, far outpacing the overall population ...

I pushed a chatbot through several millennia of linguistic evolution. An AI from the year 5000 lectured me about pronouns.

The terminology used to classify students in need of specialized support to acquire the English language in public schools has shifted over time, gradually embracing more positive connotations of ...

The Italian government has proposed new legislation to crack down on the use of foreign languages in government, business and public life. The draft bill is particularly aimed at the use of English, ...

There are several strategic benefits to English proficiency. First, English is the language of business, growth, and economic prosperity. The operating language of Deutsche Bank, the Asian Development ...

Schools are required to test the progress of their English learners each year to determine whether they still need language instruction services or can exit out of such programs. In close to 40 states ...

Language barriers have always proven a major hurdle for global connectivity. Surfing the web on the latest smartphone or tablet is pretty meaningless if all the content shows up in a language you ...

Is English “weird”? Many of us might feel this is true when we’re trying to explain the complex spelling rules of the language, or the meanings of idioms such as “it’s raining cats and dogs” to ...

Adam Schembri receives funding from the Arts and Humanities Research Council and the Australian Research Council. Is English “weird”? Many of us might feel this is true when we’re trying to explain ...