Over 70 million deaf people use sign languages as their preferred communication form. Although they access similar brain structures as spoken languages, it hasn't been identified the brain regions ...

Successful communication requires a strong foundation in language. While speech intelligibility can impact a listener’s understanding of a spoken message, language deficits can have the same impact ...

China's spoken and written language law was revised by the nation's top legislator on Saturday, reflecting the need for the ...

A piece of history returns home to the Mohegan Tribe. Dartmouth College returned the Samson Occom papers last week, written by the Mohegan minister and academic in the 18 th century. Now, these ...

Chinese lawmakers are considering a draft revision to the Law on the Standard Spoken and Written Chinese Language. The draft revision was submitted on Monday to an ongoing session of the National ...

Corrections & clarifications: An earlier version of this story contained inaccurate or incomplete facts about the history of language. Language is an essential part of human communication, allowing ...

Joshua Holzer does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

For Deaf and Hoh students with language goals, collecting language samples gleans insight on errors in language use (grammar, syntax, semantics, morphology, nonliteral language, etc) that may apply to ...