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Local languages are dying out and taking invaluable knowledge with them
Jackass penguins talk like people
If monkeys could speak, they’d probably be trolls
The Sims’ language has surprisingly scientific origins
Why is it so hard for us to get peoples’ pronouns right?
Monkey mouth sounds could push the evolution of speech back by 27 million years
How you say “coffee” or “tea” depends on ancient trade routes
The weirdest things we learned this week: the origin of moron, forgotten scurvy cures, and bisexual space stations
Did we mishear Neil Armstrong’s famous first words on the Moon?
Gmail now finishes your sentences, and the results are better than expected
It’s easier to convey anger in your second language
The weirdest things we learned this week: the best dog of all time, kindles of kittens, and mushrooms eating human corpses
Listen to this orca saying ‘hello’—for science!
Siri has a peppy new voice. But that’s not the most important thing.
Learning to read as an adult might change the way your brain works
The language you speak changes your perception of time
Why we say “you” even when we mean “I”
These freaky baboon shrieks could push back the evolution of speech
Now we know what an angry, hungry bat sounds like
If aliens invaded, how would we talk to them?
Pigeons Can Read A Little Bit, New Research Shows
Your Dog Can Understand Vocabulary, And Your Tone Of Voice
Watch This Orangutan Make Sounds That Resemble Human Speech
This Earpiece Will Prevent You From Ever Being Lost In Translation Again
A 3D Map Of The Brain Shows How We Understand Language
The Air Force Wants A Universal Translator
How Technology Is Shaping The Future Of Language
A Q&A With the Guy Who Wrote the Book on Emoji
Language Evolution May Depend On Population Size
Database Of Loans Shows That English Is The World’s Top Borrower And Lender Of Words
Across Languages, Positive Words Are Used More Than Negative Ones
When NASA Paid Researchers To Learn To Talk To Dolphins
Middle Initials Make You Seem Smarter
Dolphin-Squeak-To-English Translator Works In Real Time
An Indigenous Malaysian Language Describes Smells As Precisely As English Describes Colors
The Woman Who Could Write, But Couldn’t Read
FYI: How Did English Get To Be The International Language Of Science?
Why Babies In Arabic-Speaking Households Learn Some Numbers Faster
The Different Ways Men And Women Talk On Facebook
Why Chinese Kids Are Terrible At Spelling Bees
Why Some Words Sound Fat
English Speakers Increasingly Use Self-Centered Words Like ‘Get’ And ‘Choose’
How Computer Analysis Uncovered J. K. Rowling’s Secret Novel
Language May Have Evolved Way Earlier Than We Thought
Researchers Trace Languages Of Billions Back To One Ancient Ancestor
American English Has Become Way More Emotional Than British English
Animal Grunts Are Structured Like Human Speech
21 Emotions For Which There Are No English Words [Infographic]
How People Explain Color Throughout The World [Infographic]
Lonely Asian Elephant Learns To Speak 5 Words In Korean
Talking to Dolphins: New “Dolphin Speaker” Produces Full Range of Dolphinese Sounds
Researchers Use Brain Scans to Translate Thoughts Into Words
Japanese Create A Mutant Mouse That Tweets Like a Bird
ROILA, a New Spoken Language Designed for Robots
Speech Recognition iPhone App Translates Arabic On the Fly
Color and Language