Striking new evidence: A study of over 86,000 Europeans found multilingual speakers were about half as likely to experience accelerated biological aging compared to monolinguals. Why it matters: ...

Every two weeks, one of the world's estimated 7,000 languages becomes extinct. It is estimated that only about half of our current languages will still be spoken in the coming century. When UNESCO's ...

Deep cultural connection to land and nature are inherent to the human experience and a birthright, says Jay Griffiths, author of WILD: An Elemental Journey (2006). But what happens when communities ...

Want to change the world? Another language can help you do that by engaging with today’s problems and developing tomorrow’s solutions. Want to have more job prospects, earn a higher salary, and get ...

How and why languages differ. The influential linguist M. A. K. Holliday, in his 1978 book Language as a Social Semiotic, included a diagram labeled “the domains of language and their relation to ...

Many of us live not just in diverse societies, but what anthropologist Steven Vertovec terms “super-diverse” societies. More and more people are moving around and bringing their languages and cultures ...

How will a language degree help you find a job? Well, for starters, a language major doesn't restrict your job opportunities. On the contrary, a major in languages will open up more career options and ...