In a globalized world, where audio is moving at a higher rate than text, language should not be an obstacle. The use of ...

Plato's dialogue Cratylus begins with a debate. Socrates is asked whether the sounds of words are simply arbitrary conventions, as Hermogenes suggests, or if sounds are reflective in some way of their ...

Where you grew up may influence how you speak. High in the mountains, languages contain short bursts of sound, says a new study. Why? Maybe cliff dwellers needed to keep their throats from drying out.

Google has dramatically expanded the linguistic capabilities of its AI research tool NotebookLM, adding support for more than 50 languages to its innovative Audio Overviews feature. Previously limited ...

In a poll of 110 Stanford undergrads, most admitted they'd changed the words in an academic essay to sound more intelligent by using complicated language. Chances are good they ended up making ...