Linguistics encompasses topics ranging from morphology to phonology and syntax – by using these tools, we can examine how we communicate with one another.

Slash: It’s a new slang term, and it’s unusual. We’re constantly inventing new nouns and verbs, but a new conjunction added to everyday language is not something you see every day.

Is slang a corruption of the English Language, or is it simply another form of linguistic creativity? English professor and linguist Anne Curzan shares her perspective with Decoded Science.

New research shows that our brains process events and mentally simulate actions in a different fashion – and in different areas – than we thought before.

Bilingualism can affect achievement. Can early interventions with bilingual kids improve their English language skills and chances of success later in life?

Talk with your kids to improve chances of success: A review of recent studies shows a link between early exposure to language and a child’s later academic achievement.

Transtextuality, the interaction between words, reader, text, and page. What’s the difference between metatextuality and architextuality in intertextuality?

Are you passively consuming the written word, or do you read actively? Roland Barthes theorized the differences in these linguistic approaches.