One in 10 public school students in the United States is classified as an English learner. Yet, many educators report feeling underprepared to support language-diverse classrooms effectively. Teaching ...

What shapes the structure of languages? In a new study, an international team of researchers reports that grammatical structure is highly flexible across languages, shaped by common ancestry, ...

Recent research indicates that speakers of Indigenous languages often live in or near United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Natural World Heritage Sites (WHSs).

Mr. Perlin, a co-director of the Endangered Language Alliance, has been researching linguistic diversity and language endangerment since 2006. He is the author of “Language City: The Fight to Preserve ...

Language is more than just a way of communication - it’s a mirror of history, migration, and culture. While many countries are known for one or two dominant languages, some nations stand out for their ...

This year, 2025, marks the 25th anniversary of International Mother Languages Day — a worldwide holiday to celebrate multilingualism and linguistic diversity. With over 7,100 languages spoken ...

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The United States has pressured United Nations (U.N.) organizations to stop focusing on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), with significant funding possibly under threat should they insist on ...

Nobody knows how many languages Americans speak. The most exhaustive tally by the Census Bureau a decade ago found more than 350, but the actual number is likely to be several times that. A recent ...

Create an account or log in to save stories. NINA MOINI: Well, every year, the American Community Survey, a survey affiliated with the US Census Bureau, asks people across the country to share what ...

Linguists have long been interested in language variation. What are common or universal patterns across languages? What limits the possible variation between them? Grambank, the world's largest and ...