Five years ago, in the heart of the Kanien’kehá:ka Nation, along the Canadian St. Lawrence River across from Montréal, Kanen’tó:kon Hemlock and Ieronhienhá:wi Tatum McComber pondered a question posed ...

DESIGNATING ENGLISH AS THE OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order designating English as the official language of the United States. UNIFYING THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ...

Rosita Jelmini was born in 1931 in the town of Golasecca, Lombardy. Her parents Angelo and Diamante both worked in the family’s shawl and embroidery factory. After graduating from her language studies ...

Missoni's death was confirmed by the president of Italy’s Lombardy region on Thursday, Jan. 2. Daniele Venturelli/WireImage Rosita Missoni, co-founder of the Italian fashion house Missoni, has died.

Rosita Missoni, co-founder and matriarch of Missoni, has died aged 93. Alongside her husband Ottavio ‘Tai’ Missoni, who predeceased her in 2013, she made the family name synonymous with Italian ...

The long-held idea that language learning is better before adulthood is up for debate. Adults have a number of advantages when it comes to learning a second language, and it comes with major benefits.

Language is a defining feature of humanity, and for centuries, philosophers and scientists have contemplated its true purpose. We use language to share information and exchange ideas — but is it more ...

A group of neuroscientists argue that our words are primarily for communicating, not for reasoning. By Carl Zimmer For thousands of years, philosophers have argued about the purpose of language. Plato ...

And that's a problem. Figuring it out is one of the biggest scientific puzzles of our time and a crucial step towards controlling more powerful future models. Two years ago, Yuri Burda and Harri ...

The term ‘mother tongue’ is widely used, however how it is defined can depend on who is using it and in what context. Mother tongue can refer to the language that one has learnt first; the language ...