Today marks a century since Afrikaans was recognised as a state language in South Africa. This milestone invites reflection ...

Its evolution – a story of migration, conquest, intermarriage and human progress – has lessons for how we see ourselves. We ...

Currently there are more than 6,000 languages spoken around the world. This five-part series traces the history and evolution of language and attendant theories and controversies while evaluating ...

This is much in keeping with the opinion expressed by Andrzej Maksymilian Fredro (1620-1679), who wrote about Polish that: The history of intense relations with Russian culture (and language) dates ...

We explore all periods of the history of the English language, from Old English to the present day, and examine the development and use of varieties of spoken and written English, both globally and ...

The debate about whether the industrial revolution was a good or a bad thing for the Welsh language will probably last as long as Welsh itself. Modern industry started in the 18th century ...