politics of language

Today, Israel’s invasion in Lebanon and its ripple effect for Lebanese Americans in Michigan.In a year of catalytic political change for Michigan’s Arab American communities, the latest developments overseas represent yet another inflection point, and more pain at civilian deaths.Also: how we talk about immigrants in election years — one scholar on the political endgame of divisive language in this presidential election cycle.

LANSING – The terms "mental retardation" and "mentally retarded" will be removed from state laws under legislation being sent to Gov. Rick Snyder.The…

A new language has been discovered in a remote aboriginal community of Lajamanu in the Northern Territory of Australia.Dr. Carmel O’Shannessy, a linguist…

We know the importance of posture when reading one’s disposition. But how about something as subtle as finger placement?Stateside’s Cyndy Canty spoke with…

This week we are talking about the politics of language. In the third part of our series we examine how internet technology is being used to disseminate…

Today we continue our series on political language. In part one we spoke to a linguist about the power of language and the effect it has on our view of…

Political rhetoric can be confusing and combative. We hear lots of political phrases that we quickly find absorbed into our everyday conversations. But…