diff --git a/spacy/language.py b/spacy/language.py
index 9ce90fdef..854b0ebeb 100644
--- a/spacy/language.py
+++ b/spacy/language.py
@@ -242,6 +242,15 @@ class Language(object):
         self.save_to_directory(path)
 
     def __init__(self, **overrides):
+        """
+        Create or load the pipeline.
+
+        Arguments:
+            **overrides: Keyword arguments indicating which defaults to override.
+
+        Returns:
+            Language: The newly constructed object.
+        """
         if 'data_dir' in overrides and 'path' not in overrides:
             raise ValueError("The argument 'data_dir' has been renamed to 'path'")
         path = util.ensure_path(overrides.get('path', True))
diff --git a/website/docs/api/language.jade b/website/docs/api/language.jade
index e221b9142..d7090c870 100644
--- a/website/docs/api/language.jade
+++ b/website/docs/api/language.jade
@@ -55,14 +55,14 @@ p Create or load the pipeline.
 
 +table(["Name", "Type", "Description"])
     +row
-        +cell #[code **kwrags]
+        +cell #[code **overrides]
         +cell -
         +cell Keyword arguments indicating which defaults to override.
 
     +footrow
         +cell return
         +cell #[code Language]
-        +cell #[code self]
+        +cell The newly constructed object.
 
 +h(2, "call") Language.__call__
     +tag method