Language forms the backbone of communal existence. It doesn't take long to discover this if you've ever traveled to a place where you don't speak the language. "Where is the nearest bathroom?", "How ...

Corrections & clarifications: An earlier version of this story contained inaccurate or incomplete facts about the history of language. Language is an essential part of human communication, allowing ...

Tsakonika, the language of ancient Sparta, still survives today, despite the ravages of time and the many reversals of ...

Couples are sharing their weirdest personal dialects on TikTok. By Jessica Roy The word for a TV remote is marote; for chicken, it’s chimpken, and for the Aperol Spritz cocktail it’s app-a-ball ...

Did you buy some bakery this morning? What about your car — did you park it at the ramp? If you live in Milwaukee, you’ve likely developed an ear for the city’s unique lexicon, known as "Milwaukee-ese ...

Sign language is a language you express by using your hands and face instead of spoken words. It’s most commonly used by people in the Deaf community. How many types of sign language are there? There ...