When public debates turn sharp or ugly, it’s tempting to shrug off harsh language as just part of the noise — distasteful, certainly, but not truly harmful. Yet research from neuroscience, history and ...

There's something special about language. Today, in the dual context of our society and technological innovation, language is emerging as the connective tissue that binds the intricacies of the human ...

I write in response to recent articles about the acceptance of American Sign Language (ASL) for foreign-language requirements. As the faculty member who submitted proposals to the College of Arts and ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Journal Information A refereed publication, The Modern Language Journal is dedicated to promoting scholarly exchange among teachers and researchers of ...