Scientists have discovered that a language's grammatical structures change more quickly than vocabulary, overturning a long-held assumption in the field. The study analyzed 81 Austronesian languages ...

Mr. Joe Lanyadoo is publishing his second book "The Origin of Language." The first scientific proof that finally explains the mystery no one has yet to figure out; how language, an ability that ...

For more than 150 years ago, the assumption that language is a singular event has hampered progress in explaining its evolution. Another obstacle was the failure to recognize that certain social ...

Lecturer in Linguistics and Language Education, Universitas Kristen Duta Wacana If there is one most distinguishing feature that makes us human, it would be our ability to enunciate words, aka ...

Humans have been always on the move, creating a complex history of languages and cultural traditions dispersed over the globe. An international team has now traced families of related languages over ...

Tom has a Master's degree in Journalism. His editorial work covers anything from archaeology and the environment to technology and culture. Tom has a Master's degree in Journalism. His editorial work ...

Rosina Lozano, associate professor of history, researches Latino history with a focus on Mexican American history, the American West, migration and immigration, and comparative studies in race and ...

In 2018, scientists came one step closer to understanding how humans developed their own language. In February, Inverse reported on a Frontiers in Psychology study positing that the revelatory ...

This article is part of our Summer reads series. Visit the full collection for book lists, guest essays and more seasonal distractions. IN 1786 WILLIAM JONES, a British civil servant in Calcutta, told ...