Languages

A new study is the first to link an early social behavior called gaze shifting with infants’ ability to learn new language sounds.

Young children who hear more than one language spoken at home become better communicators, a new study finds.

A hypothesis that was first formulated in 1969 has been validated through modern technology.

The language used by politicians to depict migrants obviously influences public opinion – which, as surveys suggest, currently demonstrates high levels of opposition to immigration

The idea that Native Americans are descended from ancient Jews, Egyptians, or Greeks has been a controversial one for hundreds of years. Here’s a look at accounts from the 18th century through to today that suggest this may be the case.

No one should be too surprised to overhear an endangered language spoken in the heart of Manhattan—endangered because its speakers have ceased to use them or are simply dying. Home to more than 800 languages—more than a tenth of the world’s total number of living speech forms—the five boroughs of New York City are the most linguistically diverse urban settlement on Earth.

India’s diversity is well evident from its 850 identified living languages, four times more than that of Europe; however, the country has lost 250 languages in the last 50 years, according to a recent survey.

Four researchers and mappers have taken tweets sent from New York City over the past three years and mapped them based on location and different languages.

Chinese is gaining ground in Scandinavian schools. Sweden recently announced a major upgrade of the status of the Chinese language in primary and secondary education.

Kusunda is on the verge of extinction. With one native speaker left, it’s not extinct yet, but it is what linguists refer to as a dead language.

Spoken languages diversity of London state school pupils could be harnessed to benefit Britain through creating a “dynamic, multi-faceted society”.

Scientist have discovered that neurons in the human brain actually function very similarly to a social network.

Conan Milner of the Epoch Times explores the idea of “politically correct” language and what we culturally consider to be offensive.

At first sight, the small Peruvian town of Ica has nothing extraordinary to offer.

Language may influence people’s thoughts and views of others, according to a study conducted on Israeli-Arab college students.