Language is an integral part of society. Wherever we come from, the words we use and the way in which we use them are fundamental to our cultural identity. In today’s increasingly globalised world, ...

On a warm mid-November morning at the Tohono O’odham Community College, Leslie Luna, Tohono O’odham Legislative Council Gu Vo’o District Representative, spoke about the attrition of his language. “In ...

The long-held idea that language learning is better before adulthood is up for debate. Adults have a number of advantages when it comes to learning a second language, and it comes with major benefits.

While kids can pick up new languages at a rapid clip, we adults often struggle to remember the word for fork three months into French class. Historically, this age-related mismatch in language ...

WELLINGTON: When 34-year-old Tze Wee enrolled in primary school many years ago, he went to a Maori-emphasis class because of an administrative mistake. In the class, he learnt Maori words, songs and ...

Many Libyan Berbers view language revival as the first step towards getting their due in a new national compact. Getting there will take lots of help. The revolution will not be subtitled. Since the ...

All children are born with the same kind of brain wiring, so at the outset, we are all equally adept at learning any possible human language. For a newborn, any language is, in principle, as easy or ...

Learning a language can’t be that hard — every baby in the world manages to do it in a few years. Figuring out how the process works is another story. Linguists have devised elaborate theories to ...

Kateřina Chládková has received external funding from the Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Science Foundation, and the Czech Ministry of Education. She consults for and co-develops the Mooveez ...