Language (as well as visual language) is the main medium for communication. It influences perception and interpretation of reality, which ultimately result in attitudes and behaviour. Language conveys ...

Language is a sensitive topic in Kyrgyzstan, as the country's interim president Roza Otunbaeva found out recently when she publicly backed promoting the development of the state language, Kyrgyz.

The German state of Bavaria banned Tuesday the use of “gender-sensitive” language in schools and universities. Ministers expressed that while they want to uphold gender equality in language, the use ...

A new study published in the journal Frontiers in Psychology finds that people in positions of power are three times less likely to use sensitive language in work-related emails than people junior to ...

Crisis communication is rarely evaluated on elegance. It is judged on instinct. Readers decide within seconds whether a ...