Despite their power, few words at the time made it from Old Norse into the English language. Simply put, English wasn’t a language that budged easily. At the time, English had about 25,000 words, and ...

"Well okay, it’s not exactly Old English, it’s a rare language called West Frisian, but is remarkably similar to Old English, so similar in fact that 1,000 years ago the English and Frisians could ...

A team of doctors in the Netherlands has reported a strange case of foreign language syndrome (FLS). A 17-year-old boy who ...

"A genius in every single way," a Finnish coach who grew up devouring issues of Slam Magazine is trying to stop Memphis' ...

With multiple languages, accents and dialects in the mix, players, coaches and captains often have to find innovative ways to ...

He was able to answer questions, albeit in English spoken with a Dutch accent. Later on, he started to give short answers in Dutch but found it difficult to do so. The diagnosis: The 17-year-old was ...

Rose Ayling-Ellis has been praised by viewers over a "moving" new documentary about sign language, calling the actor "such a ...

The Dual Language Academy is a Catholic school. They offer the same scholarships as other Catholic schools, and their tuition is tier-based off a family's income. There is a waiting list for families ...

I wrote about the differences between British English and American English. It made me think about language and the origins of ...

She may not be ready to learn tennis quite yet, but that isn’t stopping 19-month-old Adira from learning one of her mom ...

Thousands of people along the Lagos coastline have been evicted by the Nigerian Navy and government in an apparent effort to make way for luxury developments.

Meet Mahmood Akram, a Chennai, India teen who is a language genius. Akram is fluent in 46 languages and reads, writes, and ...