linguistics

New evidence supports Noam Chomsky’s decades-old theory that we have internal grammar that helps us process language, even when it’s nonsensical.

It is one of the last strongholds of an ancient tongue that preserves much of Old Norse, the language of the Vikings.

Some languages have nothing in common with other known languages, their origins shrouded in mystery. Some of these languages are dead or dying and researchers try to salvage the cultural gems embedded therein.

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.

I downloaded a new keyboard onto my phone yesterday and was pleasantly surprised to see it suggesting the word “to” after I had typed “going”.