Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. To compile a dictionary of nearly every word in the English language was an endeavor typical of Victorian times, complete with ...

With the help of a new dictionary, a group of descendants of the Kalapuya people are teaching themselves their ancestors’ language, word by word. Esther Stutzman and her granddaughter Aiyanna Brown, ...

An online “talking dictionary” first launched in 2009 is attempting to preserve and pass on the Ainu language spoken by the indigenous inhabitants of Japan's northeastern island of Hokkaido and ...

The print edition of Merriam-Webster was once a touchstone of authority and stability. Then the internet brought about a ...

The dictionary uses the Cundeelee Wangka language, a dialect of Pitjantjatjarra It contains 3,500 words A second edition is already in development and will include an additional 8,000 words The ...

The Aboriginal language Miriwoong is one of the oldest languages on Earth, but fewer than 10 people speak it fluently. Miriwoong is considered critically endangered — on the brink of completely ...

I’m a word nerd. I like learning the etymology of words and seeing how language changes over time. So I was intrigued when comedian Harris Wittels coined the term “humblebrag” and when Weird Al ...

Access to language is gaining attention as the core of rights for people with disabilities. With awareness of sign language as a linguistic tool rising throughout society, the spread and expansion of ...