Linguists

Relatively Speaking: Carnegie Mellon and UC Berkeley Researchers Identify Principles That Shape Kinship Categories ...

24 May 2012

PITTSBURGH, May 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Different languages refer to family relationships in different ways. For example, English speakers use two terms — grandmother and grandfather — to refer to grandparents, ...

May 25 event: FBI Houston hosts job fair, offers opportunities for foreign language speakers

23 May 2012

The FBI is seeking to hire foreign language speakers and will host its first ever foreign language job fair in Houston on Friday, May 25. The job fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 5p.m. at Houston Co

A way with words: How do we explain our world?

23 May 2012

We're talking about the latest trends in language. What words have become especially popular given the cultural climate? Why is "austere" one of the most-searched words on the web?