🇺🇸 Articles on English

English is a West Germanic language that was first spoken in early medieval England and eventually became a global lingua franca.

Writing Systems

One of the most important inventions in mankind's history is writing; it allows us to store and convey information across thousands of generations. But, what is it really, and where did it come from? 

Phonetics

Phonetics is the first chapter of nearly all linguistics textbooks, as sounds, or phonemes, are the basic building blocks of language as we know it.

African American Vernacular English Is Not Standard English With Mistakes

republished 18 September 2019, originally written 1999 by Geoffrey K. Pullum.