Words are not random units. Rather, they follow hidden linguistic structures that demonstrate how language generates meaning ...

You may know how your partner likes their pizza and their favorite sex position. But all the melted cheese and orgasms in the world can’t save a romance if you don’t know how to communicate.

Many words in the English language that seem remarkably common have a surprising secondary definition known mostly to scientists in different disciplines. Here are 18 words drawn from the American ...

I'm a parent and teach writing. Watching my kids adopt new slang gives me a window into how expressions go viral, burn out, ...

ERPs, measured from the scalp, provide a nearly continuous sampling of the brain's electrical activity 1. We focused on learning-related changes to the N400 component, a negative wave that peaks at ...

One of the first books I ever read was the Hobbit. I remember smelling smoke and seeing sparks of the fire as the trees crackled and burned around Bilbo and his friends, seeing the lolling pink ...

A swear word is like a linguistic punch in the nose. Virtually every language and culture has them—and virtually every language and culture formally disapproves of them. But that doesn’t stop them ...

Dagnabit, I just love cursing. It relieves stress and feels good. Polite society has considered the use of vulgar language to be associated with low intellect, but studies are showing the opposite.

The word “munificent” is adjective that can describe someone who is very generous. It can also describe something that is ...