Words in the English language are structured to help children learn, according to research. Words like "woof" accurately represent the sound of a dog while sounds with similar meanings may have a ...

Arthur Dudney receives funding from the Leverhulme Trust. Views expressed are his own. For a country seven decades old, Pakistan is dealing with a surprisingly fundamental political and cultural ...

For a country seven decades old, Pakistan is dealing with a surprisingly fundamental political and cultural problem: a struggle over what language to use for government. The Supreme Court has ordered ...

Pakistan’s National Language Promotion Department (formerly the National Language Authority) and India’s Department of Official Language both have a reputation for filling their respective languages ...