A new study uses deep linear networks to prove that language undergoes iterated learning to become structured and learnable.

Anyone who has tried to learn a new language as an adult knows how hard it can be. And usually the ability to comprehend someone else comes before the capacity for speaking the new tongue. “When ...

New research from the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa, has significant implications for understanding both ...

This stage is a real bummer. The only thing that you’ve got going for you is your hope and enthusiasm. At the very beginning of this stage, people speaking Spanish to you might as well be making ...

A new study suggests that everyday multilingual habits—from chatting with neighbors to revisiting a childhood language—may help preserve memory, attention, and brain flexibility as we age. An ...

Heading out on a nature walk near their Carbondale, Colorado, home, Rachel Mulry and her three kids review some words: verde (green), naranja (orange), rojo (red). The family is learning Spanish ...

The songbird is among the classical species studied as a model for understanding the neurobiology of language. It uses song and vocalization to communicate information for its survival. The songbird’s ...

When the pandemic hit in 2020, home quarantine exhausted all my favorite go-to hobbies within a month. Netflix and chilling, trying out new recipes, and working through my TBR quickly lost their ...

Many parents have heard the warning: Don’t use baby talk with babies and toddlers. Instead, caregivers are often encouraged to speak properly and use adultlike language, out of concern that simplified ...