In a study that shatters a cornerstone concept in linguistics, an analysis of nearly two-thirds of the world's languages shows that humans tend to use the same sounds for common objects and ideas, no matter what language ...
Social Sciences
Sep 12, 2016
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Instagram on Monday began letting users tackle online abuse by creating lists of words that would have comments hidden from sight at the popular photo and video-sharing service.
Internet
Sep 12, 2016
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The first study to investigate how dog brains process speech shows that our best friends in the animal kingdom care about both what we say and how we say it. Dogs, like people, use the left hemisphere to process words, a ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 30, 2016
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However you're using the word however, be aware you might be getting it wrong.
Social Sciences
Jul 21, 2016
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There are three things you can be sure of in life: death, taxes – and lying. The latter certainly appears to have been borne out by the UK's recent Brexit referendum, with a number of the Leave campaign's pledges looking ...
Internet
Jun 29, 2016
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Regional diversity in dialect words and pronunciations could be diminishing as much of England falls more in line with how English is spoken in London and the south-east, according to the first results from a free app developed ...
Social Sciences
May 26, 2016
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Many websites require users to prove that they are human by entering symbols that are difficult to read. For partially sighted users, acoustic solutions have been devised. IT researchers aim to improve their quality.
Computer Sciences
May 2, 2016
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It's not what you say, but how you say it. By analyzing online arguments, Cornell researchers have identified how language and interaction with the other party contribute to winning an argument.
Social Sciences
Apr 27, 2016
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The origin of Yiddish, the millennium old language of Ashkenazic Jews, is something which linguists have questioned for decades.
Biotechnology
Apr 19, 2016
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The claim that Eskimo languages have many words for different types of snow is well known among the public, but it has been greatly exaggerated and is therefore often dismissed by scholars of language.
Social Sciences
Apr 13, 2016
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