Many languages recycle words, giving them different meanings. For example, in English, "run" can mean to move quickly but also to manage something, like "run a company." In Spanish, "lengua" is both ...

A new study of bilingual speakers suggests that a single “grammatical engine” in the brain can power multiple languages at once. By K. R. Callaway Speak a language your whole life and its grammatical ...

In most multilingual African countries, language policy is a highly charged and controversial issue. It touches on regional identity, religion and political power – as is evident in Chad, in central ...

Father of two Waleed Atawneh has urged his southwest suburban high school district to add Arabic to its world language program, contending it would boost job prospects for students, serve a national ...

In TikTok videos viewed tens of thousands of times, 31-year-old Dan Sheena dons a blond wig and acts out skits of a bickering Iraqi couple in a language that is nearly extinct: Judeo-Arabic. Sheena ...

If you’re traveling soon to a place where you don’t know the language well (or at all), then you’ll want to download a language learning app to your smartphone before you embark on your journey. These ...

Yes, we are in need of a genuine linguistic revolution, and of a conscious reform that confronts the masculinity of language which amputates the essence of women and weakens their presence. This ...

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 ...

The University of Massachusetts administration will terminate the Languages, Literatures & Cultures (LLC) Four-Skilled Arabic language program after the fall 2026 semester. This follows the Five ...

Speaking more than one language can slow down the brain's aging and lower risks linked to accelerated aging. In a new study, researchers analyzed the Biobehavioral Age Gap (BAG) —a person's biological ...

People are starting to “talk like AI,” according to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. While teachers and business leaders complain about people using AI chatbots to write and communicate — and more and more ...