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How Does One Brain Speak Two Languages?

A new study of bilingual speakers suggests that a single “grammatical engine” in the brain can power multiple languages at once.

The Latin of Linux

One reason people study Latin is that it is the ancestor of many modern languages. English derives from West Germanic languages, not from Latin, but much of English vocabulary, per...

Ranked: Countries With the Most and Least Languages

Why does a country have 843 languages while another has only two? See how geography, isolation, and history have shaped the world's languages.

Ranked: The World’s Most Spoken Languages in 2026

English leads the ranking with 1.49 billion speakers, equal to roughly one in six people globally.

Curated article

Originally appeared on avdi.codes. perhaps languages aren’t slowing down so much as *spreading sideways*. They are dissolving into domains like query languages, shader languages, b...

Thinking in 3 languages

The biggest lesson I have learnt about language did not come from my Korean classroom. It came while reading an English essay written by my Korean student. Until recently, I assume...

How Does One Brain Speak Two Languages?

Speak a language your whole life and its grammatical rules become ingrained. That’s why you might correctly guess that the present participle of the verb “absquatulate” is “absquat...

What happens when we think in two languages?

Language rarely changes overnight. It shifts gradually, almost slowly, until one day we realise the conversations around us sound different from those of a generation ago.Sit in a....

Is There One United Kingdom Language or More? You Might Be Surprised by the Answer

Learn all about the United Kingdom languages spoken in England, Wales, Northern Ireland, and Scotland, including which languages originated in this part of the world.

Between English and mother tongue: Kenya’s education language dilemma

Students in Kenya say mother tongue improves learning, but English still dominates education and work.

1 ‘grammar engine’ powers bilingualism in the brain

"Our research suggests that brains have a single grammatical engine that fuels all of the languages we speak..."

Game Design Languages: How They Shape the World of Video Games

Creating video games mostly sounds exciting at first. But the moment many people get past basic game design, they hit a wall. All of a sudden, they realize they need to be familiar...

The linguist’s case for cartoons

When I started learning a third language, it was harder than I expected. There was no one to speak with the way I do in English and Arabic, and almost no free media to stumble acro...

___, или «Заголовок намеренно оставлен пустым»

Что делать, когда нужно описать опыт, для которого нет слов ни в одном языке? Третья статья цикла — о том, как в разговоре человека и LLM рождаются новые слова, почему они получили...

Overview of Germanic Languages: Branches, Origins, and Examples

Germanic languages, like Afrikaans, English, and Swedish, all come from German, but not the German you're used to hearing today. Learn all their origins, branches, and shared trait...

Building an Alien Language from Scratch with LangChain

How 100 AI agents evolved a shared symbolic vocabulary through trade — with no pre-programmed definitions, no mock data, and no shortcuts. The Core Idea Most emergent...

Революция в изучении языков

В последние годы в сфере изучения языков произошли два события, масштабы которых пока не оценены, но эти события уже запустили тектонический сдвиг, который скоро всех нас потрясёт....

Ranked: The Hardest Languages for English Speakers to Learn

From Spanish to Japanese, see which languages take the longest for English speakers to learn, and why some require 2,200 hours of study.

A friendly guide to Dutch accents and dialects in the Netherlands

The Netherlands officially has two languages, but in practice, it sometimes seems as if you hear many more. In addition to Dutch and Frisian, there are countless dialects and accen...

Which Language Has the Most Words?

To understand which language has the most words (English? Korean? Arabic?), you need to explore all the factors that go into counting words.

Future proofing IT skills

Johnnnnn: We know how to speak already. Except French stuff doesn’t like my accent and refuses to obey.

The Complete List of Language Difficulty Rankings: Easiest to Hardest

Take a look at the easiest languages and hardest languages to learn, along with the factors that determine language difficulty rankings for English speakers.

English: The Official Language of Commercial Transportation

Background and Regulatory Context Thirty states, including Illinois, have designated English as their official language. However, the United States doesn’t have a law establishing...