Chinese pronouns are largely split between female and male – prompting LGBTQ activists to invent their own gender-neutral pronoun. That movement just took a big step forward.

What makes this moment particularly striking is that Chinese did not originally have gendered pronouns at all. The character ...

Breaking Wave Theatre Productions had a wonderful show at the Agaña Shopping Center this Christmas season called “The Tåsi ...

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Her death, at 91, was announced on Sunday just weeks after the animal-welfare foundation that carried her name denied reports ...

The death of Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o in May 2025 closes a defining chapter in African literature. We revisit his role in the African literary revolution, decolonisation of language, exile, and global legacy ...

Macedonians” – The evolution of the population of Macedonia after World War I – The product of language planning, the language of “North Macedonia” – And some questions about the “Banda ...

Ever wonder how tall the Prudential Tower letters are? We got the exact measurements behind one of Boston’s most visible ...

Language learning is often a daunting prospect. Many of us wish we had learned a language to a higher level at school. But ...

This type of language can be either objective or subjective. Objective language includes making verifiable statements. Some ...

So the mathematician's answer is that humans have either seven or eight holes. In the end, the question is not just about ...