Black Americans have long contributed to the ways in which the English language is used, and now a new research project aims to compile the first Oxford Dictionary of African American English.

University instructor Henry Hedman has worked for many years on a modern Finnish-Romani dictionary, which will respond in particular to the need for new words. “Our modern information society has many ...

In April, the editors of the Oxford English Dictionary did something unusual. For the previous 20 years, they had issued quarterly updates to announce new words and meanings selected for inclusion.