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Bilingualism Is Reworking This Language’s Rainbow
Like the ancient Greek of Homer’s time, the Tsimane’ language has no set word for the parts of the color spectrum English speakers call “blue.” Although Tsimane’ does name a number of more subjective hues Visit Page
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Your Native Tongue Holds a Special Place in Your Brain, Even if You Speak 10 Languages
Most people will learn one or two languages in their lives. But Vaughn Smith, a 47-year-old carpet cleaner from Washington, D.C., speaks 24. Smith is a hyperpolyglot—a rare individual who speaks more than 10 languages. In Visit Page
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Bilingual Children, Jealous Dogs, and Gender Stereotypes: Our Most Impactful Articles in 2021
Top 10 articles of 2021, according to Altmetrics Attention Scores. Visit Page
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Student Notebook: Emotion Processing in Bilinguals
The relationship between language and culture plays a vital role in what word is used to express a particular emotion. Visit Page
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The Littlest Linguists: New Research on Language Development
New research on language acquisition, bilingualism, and speech perception. Visit Page
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How Brains Seamlessly Switch between Languages
Billions of people worldwide speak two or more languages. (Though the estimates vary, many sources assert that more than half of the planet is bilingual or multilingual.) One of the most common experiences for these individuals is a Visit Page
