A BBC podcast helping people to take their first steps towards learning the Cornish language has collected three prestigious awards. The Learn Cornish podcast is presented by BBC Radio 1's Danni ...

English is the most widely-used language online. Internet material helps to train AI tools. So where does that leave people whose native language barely features on the web? We find out about a ...

Find your added subjects in My Bitesize. We can compare two poems on the theme of relationships by looking at their similarities and differences and at the techniques that the poets have used.

Can you really learn a new language from apps like Duolingo? Sliced Bread listener Nathan Phelps has been teaching himself Japanese. He’s tried textbooks, tutors, and crucially, language apps on his ...

Silence is the language of God, all else is poor translation. —Rumi Source: Pixabay Time heaved a gentle sigh as the wind swept through the willows. Punting in Oxford on a late summer evening. Can you ...

Language is a means of communicating complex ideas or feelings. Although human language can be verbal or non-verbal, it is more complex than any form of animal communication and reflects the culture ...

Languages often co-express related meanings, either reusing words or combining parts of words. It is poorly understood when each strategy is favoured. Across 1,982 languages, Brochhagen et al. find ...

Body language is a silent symphony, played by people whose face, posture, and more offer clues to what they’re thinking and feeling, often even if they would prefer not to. The non-verbal messages ...

Language processing disorder (LPD) is an umbrella term used to describe conditions that make language comprehension and expression difficult. Children with LPD may struggle to take in spoken ...