Learning English can be tricky when words sound the same but mean completely different things. In this video, Claire explains the most confusing homophones and shows how to use them correctly. You’ll ...

A swear word is like a linguistic punch in the nose. Virtually every language and culture has them—and virtually every language and culture formally disapproves of them. But that doesn’t stop them ...

Ideophones, or words that sound like what they mean—words whose sound evokes the sensory experience they describe, like swish or twinkle—are easier to learn than other words, a new study finds. The ...

Synesthesia, a neurological condition, intertwines senses like taste, sight, and sound, creating unique perceptions. This ...

The co-curators and performers of Brooklyn Academy of Music’s annual celebration of hip-hop and poetry talk about this year’s theme of "The New Storyteller." The Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) ...

Our brains 'time-stamp' the order of incoming sounds, allowing us to correctly process the words that we hear, shows a new study by a team of psychology and linguistics researchers. Its findings offer ...