Lacey Wade receives funding from the National Science Foundation. Have you ever caught yourself talking a little bit differently after listening to someone with a distinctive way of speaking? Perhaps ...

Linguists have long sought to describe unfamiliar languages. That work has taken on new urgency, though, as more and more languages become endangered. Students and faculty at William and Mary have ...

As the parent of two teenagers, being a linguist did not adequately prepare me for the strange things that sometimes come out of their mouths. For example, "like" is omnipresent, "hecka" punctuates ...

Language is a very important part of life. Communication between people not only enables us to understand one-another, but aids in developing relationships and allows us to communicate our problems, ...