10 of the Weirdest Internet Slang Words That Are Now in the Dictionary
No matter how puritans might hate it, the English language, as any language for that matter, is constantly shifting, expanding ...
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Language is not restricted to humans: Scientists find bird species with its own language
Joining sounds together to create a meaningful language was thought to be a human characteristic, but a new study published ...
A Spectacular Pie Chart of the World’s Most Spoken Languages
“A world of languages” is a fascinating infographic created by Alberto Lucas Lopéz for the South China Morning Post. It ...
Indo-european languages appeared 6,500 years ago on Russian steps
Languages like English, Greek or Hindu, all Indo-European tongues, stem from a common ancestral language family which originated 5,500 - ...
Spanish is the happiest language in the world, new study reveals
Researchers have theoretized for some time that our languages are skewed towards happy words - with some more skewed than ...
New Bacterial language could help kill infections without antibiotics
Researchers in Germany report the discovery a previously unknown bacterial communication pathway, one that might be a potential target for ...
Learning a second language helps children see the world differently
Most kids believe that human and animal characteristics are innate - that is, looks, personality and language are intrinsic, inherited, ...
The oldest stone cutting tools may have sparked the evolution of language
A far from definite, yet highly interesting explanation for the origin of language was recently proposed - not by linguists or ...
How smart are orcas? So smart that they can learn “dolphin”
Orcas are smart, emotional, and very social. In many ways, they're like us.
A language that shouldn’t exist may teach us a lot about the origin of speech
A new sign language that's only recently emerged in an isolated community is unlike anything linguistics have been used to.
Languages are being killed by economic growth
Globalization certainly has its ups: new markets, free trade, travel or economic growth (especially for developing nations). It's this latter ...
Koko’s compassion might show to the world that gorillas communicate
Just a while ago, I told you how researchers translated the chimpanzee gesture language. It was a real breakthrough, since ...
Chimp gesture language translated – they’re the only ones besides humans to intentionally communicate
If you've ever watched chimps during a nature program and became startled by your own empathy towards them, you're not ...
How we think before we speak
Photo: glowscotland.org.uk The common saying "think before you speak" is often used after a person spoke something inappropriate. It implies ...
How language affects the way toddlers learn to count
(c) UC San Diego Language and Development Lab A new study made by a team of international scientists found that ...
Strikingly similar ape and human infant gestures hint to evolution of language
Psychologists closely studying chimpanzee, bonobo and human infants found striking similarities among the three species in terms of different types ...
Babies can tell two languages apart as early as seven months-old
A new study by scientists at University of British Columbia and Université Paris Descartes found that babies growing up in ...
Researchers use computer program to reconstruct ancient languages
The Rosetta Stone may actually come in the form of a computer - one that can speak virtually any language, ...
