His work grappled with the tricky nature of interpreting between languages and embraced the potential of language itself to ...

At least those were the explanations offered by the musician on the piano stool. As for what each lyric was specifically ...

It was the great New Zealand-born lexicographer Eric Partridge (1894 – 1979) who first tumbled on a connection with fáinne, ...

For instance, in English we use sense or feel. In German, there are several corresponding words, one of which is wahrnehmen, ...

Step back in time and discover the lesser-known story of Hermann Göring’s rise as a World War I fighter ace. Before he became ...

A Janus word or phrase has two meanings, each the opposite of the other. Janus words are named after the two-faced Roman god of archways and doors, Janus. There are many such words in English, the ...

Colm O’Regan’s entertaining account of the Irish version of the English language is an etymologist’s delight, being nicely scholarly, but it wears its learning lightly, which means it’s accessible to ...

In this week’s edition of The Prototype, we look at Blue Origin’s successful Mars mission, learning new languages from AI, ...

Centuries before other galaxies were known to exist, astronomers called them “spiral nebulas.” Today the defunct term still ...

According to psychology, there might be a reason why many elites are negligent when it comes to the basics of grammar and ...

Her work is lauded by international critics. Foreign collectors and museums covet her rare prints. Yet, at 76, the French ...

Most holidaymakers whizz through Burgundy on the A6 – the famous Autoroute du Soleil – on their way to sunnier and more ...