Grammatical habits in written English reveal linguistic features of non-native speakers' languages, researchers report. The work could enable computers chewing through relatively accessible documents ...

"The appeal of a work of art—a book, a sculpture—rises from faith that the work represents more than information. Despite certain disappointments, each newly discovered book dangles before us a single ...

Sign up for The Media Today, CJR’s daily newsletter. Can there be a political writer who has not fallen in love with George Orwell’s 1946 essay, “Politics and ...

A series of essays, framed through personal lenses, that explores the history, layers and nuances of British Sign Language. Personal essays exploring the history, layers and nuances of British Sign ...

When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. By Brian Dillon ESSAYS ONE By Lydia Davis In the preface to this ample assembly of her essays, Lydia ...

Computer scientists at MIT and Israel's Technion have discovered an unexpected source of information about the world's languages: the habits of native speakers of those languages when writing in ...