Tag: language

A far from definite, yet highly interesting explanation for the origin of language was recently proposed - not by linguists or ...

Orcas are smart, emotional, and very social. In many ways, they're like us.

A new sign language that's only recently emerged in an isolated community is unlike anything linguistics have been used to.

Globalization certainly has its ups: new markets, free trade, travel or economic growth (especially for developing nations). It's this latter ...

Just a while ago, I told you how researchers translated the chimpanzee gesture language. It was a real breakthrough, since ...

If you've ever watched chimps during a nature program and became startled by your own empathy towards them, you're not ...

Photo: glowscotland.org.uk The common saying "think before you speak" is often used after a person spoke something inappropriate. It implies ...

(c) UC San Diego Language and Development Lab A new study made by a team of international scientists found that ...

Psychologists closely studying chimpanzee, bonobo and human infants found striking similarities among the three species in terms of different types ...

A new study by scientists at University of British Columbia and Université Paris Descartes found that babies growing up in ...

The Rosetta Stone may actually come in the form of a computer - one that can speak virtually any language, ...