Language sciences

Thriving economies are the biggest factor in the disappearance of minority languages and conservation should focus on the most developed countries...

In this article, Professor of Education Neil Mercer argues that ‘talk’ needs tuition; state schools must teach spoken language skills for the sake of...

In a groundbreaking new study, Cambridge researchers have mapped out the neurobiological basis of a key aspect of human communication: intonation.

Future hearing aids could be adjusted by the wearer to remove background noise using new technology that could also be used to clean up and search...

Ambiguity in language poses the greatest challenge when it comes to training a computer to understand the written word. Now, new research aims to help...

A database of Welsh tweets is being used to identify the characteristics of an evolving language.

English speakers who are 18 or under use the word ‘like’ in conversation over five times as often as speakers who are over 70; ‘because’ is the most...

Don’t miss the chance to learn about the rich cultures of the early British Isles in a series of free talks and readings at the Faculty of English...

The University launched its new Strategic Initiative in Language Sciences at a special one-day conference at Newnham College on 12 May, attended by...

Evidence for a forgotten ancient language which dates back more than 2,500 years, to the time of the Assyrian Empire, has been found by archaeologists...