An interdisciplinary team explored possible regularities in vocal emotional expressions by comparing expressive interjections, such as 'wow,' to nonlinguistic vocalizations, such as screams and cries, ...

People around the world associate a trilled R sound with a rough texture and a jagged shape, and an L sound with a smooth ...

There are approximately 7,000 human languages spoken worldwide. In every one of them, we have expressions for pain, joy, and ...

Eileen Beaver, a respected elder from Fort Smith, N.W.T., and advocate for Indigenous education and language preservation, ...

According to UNESCO, 40% of the world’s languages are endangered, underscoring the urgency of African language preservation efforts.

But there's one word that appears to have a "universal" meaning across many different languages. Say it, and you will likely be understood despite language barriers, prompting linguists to ...

For three days, a section of Kenyans experienced a Russian atmosphere during the Days of Russian Language and Culture event held at the Sarit Centre. Participants explored Russia's rich heritage ...

There is some hubris in daring to define the key features of a century’s worth of novels, but Edwin Frank admits his book isn ...