If language is what makes us human, what does it mean now that large language models have gained “metalinguistic” abilities?

Scientists reveal why certain word sounds feel pleasant and stick in memory, uncovering a deep link between phonemes, beauty, ...

Scientists created fake words to test if sound affects memory. Result: people remembered pleasant-sounding words twice as ...

A study from Charles University and the Czech Academy of Sciences revisits a long-standing idea in language science that speech sounds from one's native language elicit stronger brain responses than ...

Most of us learnt that ‘a’ goes before consonants and ‘an’ before vowels – and most of us were only half-right. This Learning with TOI English Hack explains the real rule: it is not about letters, but ...

Bible Baptist Church is once again opening its doors to the community for a presentation of the church’s take on th Dickens ...

Since 2012, England has taken an increasingly narrow approach to how primary school teachers should teach reading. The ...

From the sharp vowels of the Northern Cities to the drawl of the Deep South, the nasal twang of the Upper Midwest, the fast-paced chatter of New York City, and the smooth, flattened tones of the West ...

The English We Speak is your chance to catch up on the very latest English words and phrases. In under 3 minutes, we help you stay ahead of the pack by giving you 'must have' phrases that you can use ...

NPR's Eyder Peralta speaks with Esteban Touma, language expert from the app Babbel about 2025's most mispronounced words.

American and Canadian researchers studying sperm whale clicks have made a fascinating discovery recently about how the animals communicate, noting that said clicks – known as codas – bear a strong ...