If you've ever wondered what it would be like to natter with a Neanderthal or have a heart-to-heart with Homo Erectus, then wonder no more.

The proposed English Language Bill assumes a problem. In reality, English dominates public life while many heritage languages struggle to survive.

Parliamentarians in New Zealand have been limbering up for an oddly unedifying debate over what ought to be the ...

The recently introduced English Language Bill will change little, but highlights a deeper issue. NZ still lacks a coherent framework for language policy.

Push to give English same status as Māori and NZ sign languages triggers backlash from opposition parties and linguistic experts ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - A new study from the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development reports youth are one of the main age groups using Alaska Native languages. In the department’s ...

In 2026, global language use is led by English, which ranks first when both native and second-language speakers are counted. With more than 1.5 billion users worldwide, English remains the dominant ...

The analysis looked at things like warm and complexity to understand how certain languages around the world make us feel. ByKaitlyn McInnis, Contributor. Forbes contributors publish independent expert ...

On January 22, 2026, Rep. Grace Meng, a Democrat from New York, introduced a new bill before the United States House of Representatives that would codify the right of limited English proficient (LEP) ...

Humans can produce endlessly new sentences, but the mental structures that make this possible may be simpler than long assumed. New research suggests that language relies not only on complex ...

After receiving evidence-based early interventions, roughly two-thirds of non-speaking kids with autism speak single words, and approximately half develop more complex language, according to a new ...

"I'm not there for scenery, I'm there for the sanity," the 'Avatar' director said of the decision his family made in 2020 to live in New Zealand permanently James Cameron has long admired New Zealand, ...