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There are about 7,000 languages in the world, and they are constantly evolving and changing. But it's a bit of a mystery why languages change the way they do. Anthropologist Caleb Everett of the ...

Osaka University-led researchers examine brain activity in monozygotic and dizygotic Japanese twins and show that environmental and genetic influences affect language-related brain activities in left ...

OSAKA, Japan, Dec. 29 (UPI) --Researchers from Osaka University found that genetics and the environment affect language-related brain activity equally. Scientists examined brain activity in Japanese ...

It’s almost instinctual to prompt a child to speak using the word, “say.” While intentions are good, it’s not the most effective way to encourage speech and language. Cue parental gasps! Let’s explore ...

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Emily Waugh is a Toronto-based writer and past lecturer in landscape architecture at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design. She is the author of Experimenting Landscapes and Recycling ...

Warren Midgley does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...