There are an estimated 7,000 languages spoken worldwide, each offering unique ways to express human emotion. But do certain ...

A new study examined vocal expressions of emotion across 131 languages, exploring similarities in emotional interjections and ...

Lucy Calkins was an education superstar. Now she’s cast as the reason a generation of students struggles to read. Can she ...

full of diphthongs (or even triphthongs in some areas) for example, is often harder for beginners to understand than the Stockholm accent you'll hear in film and TV. This makes it easier to explain ...

In the Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, an interdisciplinary team explored possible regularities in vocal ...

Researchers investigated vocalizations and interjections for pain, joy, and disgust across 131 languages. An international ...

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In this overview, we'll explore the origins, structure, and distinctive features of the Romanian language, gaining insights ...

Linguist Gareth Roberts joins WIRED to answer the internet's burning questions about the etymologies of English words. How did the first languages first form? Was there once a single common ...

Let’s break this down into some practical examples. If you emphasize punctuality but consistently show up late to meetings, your team is likely to follow suit. If you stress the importance of ...