The philosophy of language explores how words and sentences acquire meaning.

The word 'lethologica' describes the inability to remember the word you are trying to say.

Many Native American languages contain single words that would require whole sentences to express in English.

Shakespeare's works have been translated into over 100 languages and are performed more than any other playwright.

The framing effect shows how wording affects decisions.

Sign languages are complete, independent languages — American Sign Language and British Sign Language are mutually unintelligible.

The word 'OK' may be the most recognized word in the world — understood in virtually every language.

There's a German word 'schadenfreude' meaning pleasure derived from others' misfortune, with no English equivalent.

Emoji are increasingly studied as a form of paralanguage — they provide emotional context to text.