Linguistics
Most of What You Think You Know About Grammar Is Wrong
And ending sentences with a preposition is nothing worth worrying about
February 2013 |
By Patricia T. O’Conner and Stewart Kellarman
How to Save a Dying Language
Geoffrey Khan is racing to document Aramaic, the language of Jesus, before its native speakers vanish
February 2013 |
By Ariel Sabar
Will We Be Able to Prevent an Asteroid Strike and More Questions From Our Readers
Does lightning strike ships at sea and why does American English differ from British English?
January 2013 |
By Smithsonian Magazine
Spoken Like a Native
Learning a minority language opens doors—and hearts
March 2011 |
By Thomas Swick
The Million Word March
What defines a word? Lexicographers and other experts don’t always agree
September 24, 2008 |
By Anika Gupta
Tongue Tied
Some 200 Native American languages are dying out and with them valuable history
October 31, 2007 |
By Robin T. Reid
Accents Are Forever
By their first birthday, babies are getting locked into the sounds of the language they hear spoken
January 2001 |
By Edwin Kiester, Jr.
