Language

Do Outback Babbler Birds Speak Human Language?
Cecille Marie Gumban | | Jul 01, 2015 05:50 PM EDT |
What makes humans unique in this world is the fact that they are capable of speaking and communicating with each other using a language. But, is speaking using a language only limited to humans?

Ancient Massive Migration Resulted in Modern European Languages
Marco Foronda | | Mar 04, 2015 08:31 AM EST |
This new study is the biggest of its kind so far.

Human Languages Often Use Happier Words, Study Says
Marco Foronda | | Feb 10, 2015 03:54 AM EST |
Spanish had the highest average rate of happy words while Chinese had the lowest.

Chimps Learn Local Grunts to Adapt to a New Environment
Marco Foronda | | Feb 06, 2015 06:45 AM EST |
It's still uncertain how the newly arrived chimpanzees were able to match their compatriots.
Research Suggests Economic Growth Threatens Languages with Extinction
Kat De Guzman | | Sep 04, 2014 07:40 AM EDT |
Whenever an economy develops, one language comes to dominate the nation in its political and educational spheres.
China urges Guangzhou to switch from Cantonese to Mandarin
Kat De Guzman | | Aug 26, 2014 01:42 PM EDT |
Communist authorities are discussing and demanding that the local television of Guangzhou should drop Cantonese and use purely Mandarin.
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