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During my time as a Linguistics and Philosophy major in UConn’s linguistics department, I’ve realized just how misunderstood language is by most people.

You just show up one morning, see a bright yellow Volkswagen Beetle parked out front like it owns the place, and suddenly ...

From left, students Karaghan Smith and Piper Spraker were two of the contributors to the Vickery Voice journal, a new project led by Dr. Esther Morgan-Ellis, assistant director of UNG's Appalachian ...

Barbara Kingsolver always struggles with beginnings. “I write probably one hundred pages to get to page one of any novel,” she told me recently. “Not all at once—like, eight or nine pages a day. And ...

We exclusively join the Duchess of Edinburgh on tour in Zambia to bring you the latest - and give you the lowdown on the brand-new Princess Diana exhibition in London ...

Somewhere in the North Georgia mountains, a bright yellow Volkswagen Beetle is parked outside a café, and it’s basically daring you to walk through the door. That’s the scene at BumbleBee’s Café in ...

Words from the Old Appalachian Dialect #appalachia #appalachianmountains #accent ...

We tested and researched stand and hand mixers from KitchenAid, Cuisinart, Smeg, and more to find the best for bread dough, ...

Wilson County Emergency Management Agency officials told News 2 between 25 and 30 people were sickened, with 19 of them hospitalized, due to an apparent food-related illness. Months after a state tax ...

Anastasia Brunk as Puck in ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream.’ Photo by Grace Robinson. The four lovers and six performers end up in an enchanted forest inhabited by mischievous fairies whose meddling tricks ...

When I moved to York I thought everyone sounded like a cross between Sean Bean and Mel B. But now the north’s linguistic richness really is being flattened At our wedding reception 15 years ago, my ...