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From the blog of Ivan Bassov at The Times of Israel

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

The Swedish government recently announced it was moving from the classroom use of digital devices back to physical books. It cited concerns over declining test scores and increasing screen time.

Did humans lose their sense of smell? A study on the Orang Asli people reveals that hunter-gatherers maintain ancestral smell genes for foraging, while farmers' olfactory receptors evolved alongside agriculture.

How did Enron traders manipulate trust? A new study reveals the linguistic moves—bond, build, confide, probe, and repair—used to foster corruption and collusion.

The meaning behind Teotihuacan’s enigmatic symbols is finally coming to light, revealing new evidence of an early Uto-Aztecan writing system.

Tales of love and adventure from 1,000 years ago reveal a dazzling range of now-extinct English pronouns. They capture something unique about how people once thought about "two-ness".

Research on the origins of the ancient Egyptian language suggests deep links to migration, desertification and cultural contact.

Is wit a sign of evolutionary fitness? A new study explores how "quick-wittedness" and ancient verb-noun compounds shaped the evolution of human grammar through sexual selection. Learn how "killjoys" helped build the human brain.

With artificial intelligence (AI) as an essential tool, San Diego State University researchers have discovered surprising similarities among ancient writing systems from Africa and the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Their study suggests that the Armenian alphabet may be more closely related in structure to the ancient Ethiopic writing system than linguists and historians previously thought. The paper is published in the journal Digital Scholarship in the Humanities.

Researchers discover that the brain proactively builds sentence structures during speech using predictive processing, explaining why second-language listening is difficult.

Did Music Give Rise to Language?: An interview with a music cognition researcher about the evolutionary roots of music

Linguists say reaction to Irish TD’s remarks reflects shared regional English roots and enduring impact of empire

Some of didn't realize that we had an accent, let alone a Rocky Mountain Accent. But apparently, there is one. Whether its a Rocky Mountain country