Words are not random units. Rather, they follow hidden linguistic structures that demonstrate how language generates meaning ...

The way in which you put sentences together really changes the meaning and how clear and good your writing or speaking is.

Currently there is a debate as to what role sign language has played in language evolution, and whether the structure of sign language share similarities with spoken language. New research shows that ...

Humpback whale song is a striking example of a complex, culturally transmitted behavior, but up to now, there was little evidence it has language-like structure. Human language, which is also ...

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Linguistics is the study of language, but what does that even mean? Language is everywhere. Linguistics is the study of language, but what does that even mean? In this episode of Crash Course ...

Scientists have shed light on the evolutionary roots of language in the brain. A team led at Newcastle University, UK, has shed light on the evolutionary roots of language in the brain. Publishing in ...

It's widely thought that human language evolved in universally similar ways, following trajectories common across place and culture, and possibly reflecting common linguistic structures in our brains.

The idea that we have brains hardwired with a mental template for learning grammar—famously espoused by Noam Chomsky of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology—has dominated linguistics for almost ...