Ph.D. candidate Yuchen Lian (LIACS) wants to understand why human languages look the way they do—and find inspiration to ...

Dog brains have the capacity to detect speech and distinguish between different languages, according to a study published in December. Since family dogs are exposed to a continuous flow of human ...

The legend tells that the Eskimo language has an exceptional number of words for "snow" (the exact number varies from dozens to thousands), and as a result, native speakers of these languages have a ...

The Neanderthals (Homo neanderthalensis) fascinate researchers and the general public alike. They remain central to debates about the nature of the genus Homo (the broad biological classification that ...

The long-held idea that language learning is better before adulthood is up for debate. Adults have a number of advantages when it comes to learning a second language, and it comes with major benefits.

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