A new study draws on a rigorous analysis of the Corpus of Historical Japanese to trace the semantic evolution of the verb "kikoyu" from the 8th century to the 20th century. This verb, which initially ...

In order to fully understand the proposed Ground Zero Mosque it requires us to understand the meaning of understanding. There seems to be a misunderstanding of understanding where it concerns Imam ...

TikTok has become a breeding ground for new slang. In some cases, words are repurposed to take on an entirely new meaning.

Feeling that your life has meaning is fundamental to the experience of being human, and people who feel this way tend to be healthier and happier. Given the importance that most people place on ...

Kyokusanjin (1834) Kosankin-Gorō Kanamajiri-musume-setsuyō, vol. 3, Part 3, folio 18 verso, held by the National Institute for Japanese Language and Linguistics. Through this case, the study ...