Back in the summer, the vaunted New York Times devoted a lot print space to a controversial cause I have mixed feelings about. Said controversy has been sparked by progressives who reserve the right ...

In its most recent update, the Oxford English Dictionary added more than 1,000 words to its catalogue, including “YOLO,” “scrumdiddlyumptious,” and -- in a less silly move -- “gender-fluid.” The ...

Many, but not all languages, employ grammatical gender. Anyone who has studied Spanish or German will know that grammatical gender is essential and can be unrelated to biological sex. For example, el ...

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Languages in which nouns are given male or female status are linked to gender inequality, according to a new study that compares languages and equality across the globe. Surprisingly, though, ...

This study explores grammar learning strategies used by preparatory school grade 11 students in Addis Ababa. From a total of 991 students at Medhanialem preparatory school a sample of 264 (117 Male ...

New research shows how language and income shape who gets credited for scientific output—and why women and non-native English speakers face persistent gaps.

Glad we dispatched with this important question so quickly. Feel free to click away to this story about the most popular gender-neutral baby names. Oh, you’re still here? Hmm, well I was going to talk ...

Is water male or female – and does it really matter? Unlike languages such as French, Spanish and German, English does not allocate gender to words. Although some things, ships and countries for ...