All human societies use language. As far as we know, they always have. Over the course of history, humans have written nearly 130 million books, containing over half a trillion words. The average ...

Language is central to all our lives and is arguably the cultural tool that sets humans apart from any other species. And on some accounts, language is the symbolic behaviour that allowed human ...

A.I. and spell-check make choices for writers. With real, physical dictionaries, writers are empowered to decide how to express themselves. By Alessandro Tersigni Megan C. Reynolds takes on the ...

Health systems have a lot to gain from clinician education around effective communication with non-English-speaking patients. In 2013, more than 61 million people in the US reported speaking a ...

Airlearn is building a presence, positioning its app around guided dialogue and corrective feedback rather than scoreboard ...

Contrary to conventional thinking, it's never too late to learn a new language. Use these tips to get started. For more than two years, Dulcie Shoener of Milwaukee has done daily German lessons on her ...