Learning new languages physically changes your brain and increases your cognitive abilities. But what really happens in the brain, and does speaking many languages really make you smarter?

Anna Luisa Daigneault volunteers for Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages, a non-profit organization whose work is not connected to contents of this article. Université de Montréal ...

There is a growing number of Punjabi and Vietnamese speakers in Victoria, but these languages remain widely untaught in Victorian schools. Punjabi is taught in two government schools, and ...

Humans are the only species on Earth known to use language. They do this by combining sounds into words and words into sentences, creating infinite meanings. This process is based on linguistic ...

Like many Americans, I didn’t try to learn a second language until I hit middle school, and that language was Spanish. After spending about five years in classes, I can only grasp the basics now.

Proto: How One Ancient Language Went Global. By Laura Spinney. Bloomsbury; 352 pages; $29.99. William Collins; £22 Dante did like a category. Famously, he split sinners into different circles in ...

Novel Treatment Approach for Language Disorder Shows Promise Apr. 21, 2025 — Neuroscientists have developed a new treatment approach for a language disorder that combines traditional speech ...

Learning a new language rewires the brain, enhancing cognitive functions and neural pathways. Studies show structural changes occur, increasing gray matter and improving communication between ...

The origins of language Date: May 9, 2025 Source: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology Summary: Wild chimpanzees alter the meaning of single calls when embedding them into diverse ...

It comes on top of new English language requirements across every visa route, which will extend to adult dependents for the first time. The measures will be announced by Sir Keir Starmer today ...

Imagine having a device like Amazon’s Alexa that understands and speaks exclusively in Indigenous languages. Or imagine a digital language playground in Facebook’s Metaverse, where programmers ...