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In ‘The Language Puzzle’, archaeologist Steven Mithen explores how linguistic and evolutionary development go hand in hand, from our grunt-filled past to our garrulous present
From Aristotle, Churchill and Walt Whitman to Boris Johnson’s playground patois, it takes skill to deploy demotic phrases
The term has entered the mainstream this year. It embodies the dreams of many but infuriates others
Scientists warn that climate change, pollution and diminishing biodiversity has pushed the world into a new era
Some element of top-heaviness is usual in US equities, but this clutch of big tech names has taken that to new extremes
With Elon Musk at its helm, there is no telling where the revamped platform will be in a year’s time
Mispronouncing a colleague’s name at work can be hazardous — and not just if it’s the boss
A crash course in an ever-shifting dialect that expresses the city’s cosmopolitan cool. Wesh!
Fluency in ‘inglese farlocco’ has become necessary in Italy as hybrid words and off-kilter meanings proliferate
Younger people seem more open to reading in translation — or in a second language — and it’s changing their world view
Sánchez wants Basque, Galician and Catalan added to bloc’s 24 official tongues
A Hungarian doctor and Donald Trump show why it’s important to get your message across clearly at work
Companies aim to improve response quality after criticism of reliance on small group of mostly US participants
For an American, solving a British puzzle is like relearning your own language
Technical literacy is crucial for creating an informed citizenry
A German concept that reflects this fraught era, conjured up by chancellor Olaf Scholz
New research shows doctors speak in ways that baffle — and potentially cause real harm
Leaning too heavily on artificial intelligence can erode our tolerance for the repetitive actions that help us actually learn
Studies suggest multilingualism boosts output but that language proficiency deteriorates with each generation
The more informal ‘tu’ is creeping into some surprising places
Davis Professor of Complexity at the Santa Fe Institute and former co-head of Google’s AI Ethics unit discusses the technology’s limits
Jhumpa Lahiri’s essay collection offers a rare first-person account of the urgent, political and often hidden art of translation
Peter Mark Roget knew that if we’re to understand the world around us, we need to be able to name it
Thousands have marched through Belfast to demand its official recognition in Northern Ireland
Recent university numbers show that interest in Chinese language, like Russian before it, is waning
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