When words fail them, creative writers imagine entirely new ones. Author Patti Callahan Henry examines fictional language, from the words of Tolkien to her own. Our editors and experts handpick every ...

In this one-hour activity, students gain an understanding of the nature of human communication and foster a scientific view on languages. Through class activities, games, reading, and analysis, ...

Lizzie O'Leary: Back with you on The Takeaway. I'm Lizzie O'Leary in for Tanzina Vega this week. The new Netflix series Shadow and Bone follows an orphaned teen named Alina Starkov who suddenly ...

When John Lee Clark was five years old, in 1983, he entered a small Deaf program within a public school near his home in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. Clark was a dreamy kid who dressed in tucked-in button ...

Can companies with competing interests reach consensus while walking across a minefield? Yes, according to the IAB Tech Lab. Getting industry stakeholders to collaborate on technical solutions to ad ...

From the earliest cave paintings to modern-day novels, from poetry to speeches and impassioned letters to music lyrics, we have used words and symbols to express our inner thoughts, interpret our ...