Language
How generative AI could change the way we think and speak
What needs defending is the conceptual beauty of language: the freedom to build meaning through one’s own search for words
The Middle Ages are making a political comeback
We are currently witnessing the overturning of all the basic assumptions about progress that have guided thinking since the Enlightenment
Fading literature: Delhi's famed Urdu Bazaar on last legs
In the bustling heart of Old Delhi, Indian bookseller Mohammed Mahfooz Alam sits forlorn in his quiet store, among the last few selling literature in a language beloved by poets for centuries.
English just 'badly pronounced French', Paris academic says
French linguist Bernard Cerquiglini would like to send a copy of his new book, The English language doesn’t exist: it’s badly pronounced French, to King Charles III.
'Rizz' charms Oxford wordsmiths to emerge as word of the year
“RIZZ” – a colloquial term defined as “style, charm, or attractiveness” – has been crowned word of the year for 2023, Oxford University Press (OUP) announced on Monday (Dec 4).
The stories behind the Oxford English Dictionary
Anyone who finds dictionaries boring has not read Sarah Ogilvie’s new book
Meta releases AI model for translating speech between dozens of languages
FACEBOOK parent company Meta Platforms on Tuesday (Aug 22) released an artificial intelligence (AI) model capable of translating and transcribing speech in dozens of languages, a potential building-bl...
Talking about AI in human terms is natural – but wrong
When it comes to artificial intelligence, metaphors are often misleading
The unstoppable advance of the acronym
Resistance to irksome abbreviations has proved futile so let’s enjoy the best of them
From rabak to rabs kebabs: the creative evolution of Singlish
Researchers are studying Singlish’s origin as a contact language and even building a network map of words
