A new analysis of genetic studies proposes that the cognitive capacity for language was already present at least 135,000 years ago.

Ninety percent of the time when you thank a young person for something, they reply, “No problem.” Of course, I grouse, “You’re supposed to reply ‘You’re welcome’! I didn’t ask you if you have a ...

The study of language evolution and learning addresses the complex interplay between cultural dynamics and biological predispositions in shaping human communication. Researchers employ experimental ...

Scholars have created a new global repository of linguistic data. The project is designed to facilitate new insights into the evolution of words and sounds of the languages spoken across the world ...

The Algerian language, commonly referred to as Darija, constitutes a complex linguistic phenomenon resulting from a long history of cultural contact and ...

As the parent of two teenagers, being a linguist did not adequately prepare me for the strange things that sometimes come out of their mouths. For example, "like" is omnipresent, "hecka" punctuates ...

RESEARCH on the evolution of language suggests that our communication is largely about cooperation. When we speak with each other, the idea goes, we do so to help coordinate our actions. Antelope ...

I prefer to keep to what is actually understood about evolutionary biology and not indulge in what evolutionary biologists dismiss as 'just-so' stories... stories we invent... 'maybe it happened this ...

Is it true that many languages in the world use words similar to “mama” and “papa” for “mother” and “father”? If a language uses only one word for both “arm” and “hand”, does it also use only one word ...