THERE has been a remarkable surge of global interest in Japan recently, a trend most visibly evidenced by the dramatic influx ...

The Oxford English Dictionary has added eight words drawn from South Korean culture in its latest quarterly update, Oxford Languages announced Wednesday.

'Abeg' and 'nyash' are common mainstream words from Nigeria and have now been added to the Oxford English Dictionary.

TOKYO, Jan 14 — Language doesn’t stand still — it absorbs, adapts and occasionally gets nudged along ...

"If you look at both the Webster's Dictionary and the Oxford Dictionary, the word 'sexual' means pertaining to sex or the sexes,” said an attorney representing a former TikTok employee.

Eight words originating from Korean culture have been newly added to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) published by the University of Oxford. Jieun Kiaer (Korean name: Jo Ji-eun), a professor at ...

Casper Grathwohl, President of Oxford Languages, elaborated the process in an interview with PTI from New York.Each year, a team of lexicographers comes together from Oxford University Press to review ...

The Oxford English Dictionary traces possible origins to Old High German “halâ,” a cry used to hail a ferryman, and to “halloo,” a hunting call urging hounds forward ...

The first trailer for the upcoming Masters of the Universe movie was released today, and one throwaway joke is enraging conservatives. Masters of the Universe stars Nicholas Galitzine as Prince Adam, ...

UK's transition to a green economy is being undermined by a "language barrier", as consumers struggle to understand technical ...

LAST year, around New Year’s Day, I drew up a language and linguistics agenda for the Philippines for 2025. I thought of making it a tradition in my column, and so I write one for this year again. But ...