In his ultrabrief “Laconics,” retired English professor David Shields, AM’75, PhD’82, cuts straight to the heart of things.

¡Papel picado, flores, y pan de muerto!

Trained as a cochlear implant surgeon, Dana Suskind has taken on a new role as an advocate for American parents.

Psychology professor Katherine Kinzler examines how we react to each other’s speech.

Linguist Lenore Grenoble studies language shift in one of the harshest climates in the world.

A linguist explains. 

Malynne Sternstein helps create language for the graphic novel Mae.

(Noun, an author or editor of a dictionary)

A lexicographer’s favorite clichés (before he grew to hate them).

What if you took a language class and actually learned to speak?