Linguistics

Making sense of Donald Trump’s self-obsessed talk through anthropological approaches to political rhetoric

Teenagers are our best linguistic innovators, but sometimes it can be hard to understand what they’re talking about

A language preservation project is working to record and preserve some of China’s minority languages to ensure they don’t die out

Love, hate or ambivalence about this vocal style may depend on our age and gender. Linguists and voice experts explain vocal fry’s origins and its place in society

A new film taps into virtual reality and First Nations wisdom to help people re-conceive of the nature around them, not as a thing but as a “who” in a relationship that needs give and take

Words change their meaning over time, but it can be hard to keep up, especially when some words evolve to mean the opposite of their original definition

The decipherment of Linear B, the earliest form of Greek, was a history changing achievement, but decoding the older Linear A would open a new window on the origins of European culture

The word ‘like’ is often frowned upon but, mainly because of young women, it’s here to stay and is far more sophisticated than we might think

Opportunities for open dialogue are the key to healing societies

Unlike other countries the modern Australian-English accent doesn’t have huge regional variations. So what are the factors that lead to the evolution of an accent?