This instalment of Language Matters looks into why many historical figures’ names are translated, and how cultural and linguistic contexts can influence personal name choices.

This instalment of Language Matters does a deep dive on jargon. Learn about the development of industry-specific terminology and when it should be used (or avoided!)

This Language Matters instalment spotlights a particularly iconic example of trees in linguistics: the syntax trees used to model sentence formation.

Sometimes language isn’t meant to be understood. Uncover the secrets of cryptolects in the English-speaking world!