language

Nearly two-thirds of San Antonio's population is Hispanic, indigenous or of Mexican descent. But there are 2.3 million people living in the Alamo City, and not all Latino and Hispanic populations use the same identifying terms. How do pan-ethnic labels reflect evolving cultural norms? What are the potential implications of the differences in how populations self-identify?

Many New Orleans residents fear the city's distinct dialect is being lost.

Nunberg became a contributor to Fresh Airin 1987. He wasn't interested in scolding people for not following the rules; he wanted to explore how language changes over time. He died Tuesday at 75.

New research shows "Latinx" hasn't really caught on among U.S. adults in that heritage group: While one in four have heard of the term, only 3% use it.

Expressions like "sold down the river," "grandfathering in," and even "cake walk" are all rooted in enslavement.

*This post was updated on Thursday, July 9, at 4:19 p.m.The past few weeks of Black Lives Matter and anti-racism protests have raised questions about the…

From Texas Standard: If you were making a list of things Texans say that set them apart from non-Texans, friendliness would rank pretty high. Signs of...

In the book Speaking of Alabama, an essay by linguistics professor Catherine Davies calls "y'all" a speech "improvement" — at least when referring to the plural second person.

Mmhmm is a small word that's often used unconsciously. But it can actually tell us a lot about language, bias and the trans-Atlantic slave trade.

From Texas Standard: What's in a name? It turns out that question has relevance long after Shakespeare's time. In fact, it's at the center of a bill...