The new study explored the distinctions between bilingual individuals and monolingual individuals. People who are bilingual may excel at shifting their attention between tasks more…
The life or death of a language often depends on individual preferences and social prestige. Researchers from the University of the Balearic Islands have shown…
People of a remote Amazonian society who learned Spanish as a second language began to interpret colors in a new way, an MIT study has…
A new study from KTH Royal Institute of Technology and Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden indicates that employing English for teaching in higher education…
An international survey led by the University of Queensland has quantified the cost of a “clear and significant” language barrier encountered by scientists who are…
In a new study, researchers tracked how current language models, such as ChatGPT, mistake nonsense sentences as meaningful. Can these AI flaws open new windows…
A team of early-career researchers from the University of Cologne has successfully deciphered the enigmatic ‘unknown Kushan script,’ a script that has puzzled scholars for…
Recent research indicates that grammatical complexity is not influenced by social surroundings. Languages globally exhibit significant variations in their grammatical nuances. Such differences can be…
Linguistics and genetics combine to propose a new hybrid theory regarding the origin of the Indo-European languages. For over two centuries, the question of where…
Scientists have discovered that distinct brain regions are involved in music and language processing, with specific areas engaged for complexity in melodies and sentences. The…
Research indicates that Mexican Americans experience less favorable outcomes post-stroke compared to their non-Hispanic white American counterparts. A recent study delves into the potential correlation…
Chimpanzees, like humans, have the capacity to combine vocalizations to create larger, meaningful forms of communication. According to UZH researchers, this capability could be even…
Connections of the language network adapt to the processing demands and difficulties of the mother tongue. Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive…
A recent study conducted by Rutgers University reveals that British and American English speakers use the word “right” differently in their daily conversations. Are the…
Ancient Grammatical Puzzle Solved After 2,500 Years A grammatical problem that has defeated Sanskrit scholars since the 5th century BC has finally been solved by…
According to new research, persons who used analytical language saw greater weight reduction and a lower dropout rate. Millions of people throughout the globe struggle…
An MIT study identifies ways that lawyers could make their written documents easier for the average person to read. Legal documents, such as contracts or…
Pig Grunts Reveal Their Emotions We can now decode pigs’ emotions. Using thousands of acoustic recordings gathered throughout the lives of pigs, from their births…