Language is ever evolving, and that’s never been more evident than when listening to Gen Z and Gen Alpha talk. They say the ...

Is it the Southern twang or frequency of the word "y'all" that truly makes a Nashville accent? As it turns out, it may be history and tourism doing the heavy lifting.

Language changes in more ways than simply developing new words. Pre-existing phrases or words have also picked up new ...

People whose minds stopped evolving 20 years ago are having a snit because the Cambridge Dictionary, the world’s largest ...

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Education Minister Erica Stanford has received some backlash by excluding most Māori words from five-year-olds' school phonics books.

So Gen Z need special coaching to make actual phone calls. Get a grip! Ahead of A-level results day, schools have been offering students workshops on how to use their smartphones to talk to a real ...

Both kids froze for a moment, giving me just enough of a pause to slow my own quickly rising emotions. Looking back, I realize I never actually explained to my kids why words can help.

The Education Ministry has canned a reader for junior children because it has too many Māori words, infuriating Te Akatea, the Māori Principals’ Associatio ...

School violence makes headlines with saddening frequency. It’s increased the need for the tools provided by Joni Trempala’s Knox Company.

It turns out that I may indeed end up having a third career. Journalist. Academic. And now?

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas police charged a 28-year-old schoolteacher in the killing of a married couple who were hiking with their children at Devil’s Den St ...