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An acronym is an abbreviation of a phrase that usually consists of the initial letter of each word in all caps with no punctuation. For some, initialism...

Speech example An example of a female speaker from the North Indian state of Uttarakhand (Vandana Shiva). Problems playing this file? See media help. Speech...

Despite the various English dialects spoken from country to country and within different regions of the same country, there are only slight regional variations...

Speech example An example of a man with a non-local Dublin accent (Dara Ó Briain) Problems playing this file? See media help. Speech example An example...

This article contains phonetic transcriptions in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA. For...

Abenaki (Eastern: Alənαpαtəwéwαkan, Western: Alnôbaôdwawôgan), also known as Wôbanakiak, is an endangered Eastern Algonquian language of Quebec and the...

Bihari languages are a group of the Indo-Aryan languages. The Bihari languages are mainly spoken in the Indian states of Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh...

Western Australian English is the English spoken in the Australian state of Western Australia (WA). Although generally the same as most other Australian...

L. L. Zamenhof developed Esperanto in the 1870s and '80s. Unua Libro, the first print discussion of the language, appeared in 1887. The number of Esperanto...

The gnomic (abbreviated GNO), also called neutral, generic, or universal aspect, mood, or tense, is a grammatical feature (which may refer to aspect, mood...

In linguistics, upstep is a phonemic or phonetic upward shift of tone between the syllables or words of a tonal language. It is best known in the tonal...

The recorded history of sign language in Western societies starts in the 17th century, as a visual language or method of communication, although references...

A lexicographic error is an inaccurate entry in a dictionary. Such problems, because they undercut the intention of providing authoritative guidance to...

Branko Mladenović, Serbian magnate Vuk Branković, medieval Serbian nobleman Dejan, medieval Serbian nobleman Constantine Dragaš, medieval Serbian nobleman...

Đilas or, old orthography Djilas (Serbian: Ђилас) is a Serbian surname. Đilas is also a Serb clan originating in Montenegro from the Vojinović noble family...

Englische Schulredensarten für den Sprachenunterricht (English locutions for the teaching of languages) is a book by German scholar Armin Rückoldt, published...