When we think of writing systems we likely think of an Alphabetic writing system, where each symbol (letter) in the alphabet represents a basic sound unit, such as a consonant or a vowel. Those who ...

I remember the first time I attended a linguistics lecture as an undergraduate in Argentina. The lecturer asked a simple ...

Teams from Google and leading universities found that large-language models change the voice, tone and intended meaning of human authors.

For a long time, anthropologists believed that a written language was a hallmark of a society being complex or 'advanced.' A new study on precolonial Mesoamerican societies shows that you can have a ...

Tom has a Master's degree in Journalism. His editorial work covers anything from archaeology and the environment to technology and culture. Tom has a Master's degree in Journalism. His editorial work ...

The comb is made of ivory and inscribed with the sentence: "May this tusk root out the lice of the hair and the beard." Credit: Dafna Gazit, Israel Antiquities Authority The oldest sentence written in ...