French, Spanish and Japanese are spoken faster than German, Vietnamese and Mandarin, with English somwhere in the middle.
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Language, geography, age and other factors can all affect how fast a person talks. But sometimes, these perceived differences are only in the listener’s head.
Conditions in rural England around the turn of the 20th century offer a case study for cultural evolution researchers.
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People with a common history – often due to significant geographic or social barriers – often share genetics and language. New research finds that even a dialect can act as a barrier within a group.
Deaf students at the Khulani Special School learning sign language.
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Making South African Sign Language official is more symbolic than useful in the lives of a very marginalised community.
A sign encourages people to vote in Charlotte, N.C., ahead of the 2022 U.S. midterm elections.
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The use of ‘y'all’ has often been seen as vulgar, low-class and uncultured. That’s starting to change.
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Dialects can unlock secrets of history, culture, class and movements of people. An expert explains what they are and why they matter.
When teachers validate children’s ways of speaking, this can have a profound effect on the way they learn.
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Linguicism sees people penalised for speaking in non-standard forms of English.
Naked mole-rats are among the most vocal of rodents.
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A new study found naked mole-rats communicate with chirps unique to their colony.
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For decades, forensic linguists have helped crack cases involving false author attribution, masked voices, false confessions in criminal cases and copyright disputes.