Today is a tears-of-joy day for emoji. In a move that reflects the changing nature of communication — and the evolving role of dictionaries — Dictionary.com has officially added explanations for these ...

Emojis are truly a language all their own, and Dictionary.com is recognizing this by adding emojis to their site—becoming the first major reference to do so, as Time reports. As we all know, emojis ...

Human linguistics began with pictograms. At some point, a particularly enterprising Cro-Magnon decided to dip his finger into the ashes of a smoldering fire — ouch! — and wipe it against the cave wall ...

The Oxford Dictionaries Word of the Year may make some people cry tears of laughter. Or frustration. That's because the Word of the Year is 😂. Not sure how to pronounce it? It's an emoji, the lingua ...

I haven't entirely decided if I'm exaggerating, but I do know one thing: We're in the midst of a revolution, and that revolution is all about communicating with each other without having to say a ...

In a surprising announcement made yesterday, Oxford Dictionaries declared its 2015 Word of the Year isn't a word at all. It's the "Face With Tears of Joy," a move the lexicon guide says symbolizes ...