Essays in English yield information about other languages
Grammatical habits in written English reveal linguistic features of non-native speakers’ languages.
When it comes to numbers, culture counts
In a Bolivian rainforest society, children learn to count just like in the U.S., but on a delayed timetable.
Cold case: A linguistic mystery yields clues in Russian
MIT professor’s new book explains how the quirks of Russian numerals can tell us something deep about the universal properties of grammar.
Linguistic puzzler
Graduate student Rafael Nonato travels to the fringes of the Amazon rainforest to explore the Brazilian native language of the Kĩsêdjê.
Decoding ‘noisy’ language in daily life
Study shows how people rationally interpret linguistic input.
MIT and Haiti sign agreement to promote Kreyòl-language STEM education
Initiative designed to help Haitians gain technical education.
How human language could have evolved from birdsong
Linguistics and biology researchers propose a new theory on the deep roots of human speech.
Q&A: Michel DeGraff on teaching STEM in Kreyòl
A model for reaching science-hungry students around the world who speak local languages
Brain’s language center has multiple roles
Neuroscientists find Broca’s area is really two subunits, each with its own function.
Freshman Jimenez-Galindo and junior Trac win de Courtivron Prizes
Prize honors cross-cultural fluency
Byki Online builds proficiency in 70 languages
This resource for the MIT community features instruction in 70 languages, from Afrikaans to Zulu.
The advantage of ambiguity
Cognitive scientists develop a new take on an old problem: why human language has so many words with multiple meanings.