Linguistics

How can language-learning wannabes actually learn a language? WPR host Rob Ferrett got advice from one of the best teachers in Wisconsin.

The author of Wisconsin’s sweeping new reading law said Friday the legislation could get an accompanying bill to clarify how bilingual students are tested. This comes after parents and educators […]

Lawrence University professor Rosa Tapia is the new national chief academic consultant for the College Board’s AP Spanish program. In a recent interview with Wisconsin Public Radio’s “The Morning Show,” […]

WHYsconsin is all about your questions. We believe community listening is empowering; and at the center of this community-driven reporting project is you. For each story, we try to connect […]

If you look at a map of Wisconsin, you’ll notice the state is full of communities with French names. Portage, Racine, Prairie du Sac, Radisson, Butte des Morts — the […]

Michiganders likely weren’t too happy when the Wisconsin Badgers beat several of its football teams last year; its Upper Peninsula, however, took it in stride — at least it’s unofficial […]

The combination of letters “w-a-u” appears pretty frequently in the names of places around Wisconsin. Think of the cities of Wauwatosa or Milwaukee. Is that just coincidence? Or something more? […]

Ojibwe is spoken in many First Nation communities in Wisconsin, throughout the Great Lakes region and in many parts of Canada. But as with many indigenous traditions, there is concern […]

Have you ever wondered how Wisconsin got its name? So did Josie Dunn, a fourth-grader in Mineral Point. Her question came to WHYsconsin among a flurry of questions from her […]

Everyone loves a good story. It’s engaging. It makes us think, reflect, laugh, or cry. It makes us feel our emotions. And in recent years, there’s been a modern revival […]