We all take language for granted, yet we rely upon it throughout our lives in order to perform a range of functions. Imagine how you would accomplish all the things you might do, even in a single day, ...

How and why languages differ. The influential linguist M. A. K. Holliday, in his 1978 book Language as a Social Semiotic, included a diagram labeled “the domains of language and their relation to ...

An international team proposes replacing Hockett’s feature checklist with a model of language as a dynamic, multimodal, and socially evolving system.

According to recent pronouncements by Elon Musk, who among other things, is CEO of Neuralink, language could become obsolete in the near future. This follows Neuralink’s pioneering research into new ...