A new analysis of genetic studies proposes that the cognitive capacity for language was already present at least 135,000 years ago.

In January middle school and high school students at more than 200 host sites across the U.S. and parts of Canada competed in the North American Computational Linguistics Open Competition (NACLO), ...

Contrary to conventional thinking, it's never too late to learn a new language. Use these tips to get started. For more than two years, Dulcie Shoener of Milwaukee has done daily German lessons on her ...

The languages we speak and the words we use not only dictate who can understand us but also how we are perceived. Particular word and dialect choices can offer the listener insights into the class, ...

Health systems have a lot to gain from clinician education around effective communication with non-English-speaking patients. In 2013, more than 61 million people in the US reported speaking a ...