Through my clinical work with trauma survivors, I’ve learned the profound impact words can have. I strive to use thoughtful language in therapy, with the goal of not re-traumatizing or invalidating a ...

Linguists can mix, match or even break the rules of real-world languages to create interesting imaginary ones.

Every time we speak, we're improvising. "Humans possess a remarkable ability to talk about almost anything, sometimes putting words together into never-before-spoken or -written sentences," said ...

Language learning is often a daunting prospect. Many of us wish we had learned a language to a higher level at school. But even though adults of all ages can do well in acquiring a new language, fear ...

No one prepared me for the heartbreak of losing my first language. It doesn’t feel like the sudden, sharp pain of losing someone you love, but rather a dull ache that builds slowly until it becomes a ...