15
Nov
Smartphone app could help save Australian Aboriginal language from extinction
The Iwaidja language is currently spoken by fewer than 200 people.
15
Nov
Smartphone app could help save Australian Aboriginal language from extinction
The Iwaidja language is currently spoken by fewer than 200 people.
13
Apr
Brainy baboons recognize words vs. gibberish
The study indicates that the brain processes that allow people to read are based on much more primal skills than expected.
15
Mar
Is digital spell-check killing off words?
The death rate of words has apparently increased recently while new entries into languages are becoming less common, both perhaps because of digital spell-checking
09
Mar
Why Germans are stumped by the word ‘squirrel’
The word’s syllable structure is what thwarts native German speakers’ ability to address the furry creatures.
10
Mar
Estimates suggest that less than 20 percent of Americans speak at least two languages, leaving the CIA with a very small pool of potential candidates.
