A massive new analysis of over 1,700 languages shows that some long-debated “universal” grammar rules are actually real. By ...

In an era of dwindling budgets, universities have identified language programs as an area for possible cuts. Languages with few students are being framed as luxuries that cannot be afforded during a ...

When Shena Downs left her nearly 1-year-old daughter with her mother several years ago, she returned home to find her baby without a diaper. It was one of the first signs of her mother’s forgetfulness ...

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Linguistics is the study of language, but what does that even mean? Language is everywhere. Linguistics is the study of language, but what does that even mean? In this episode of Crash Course ...

The Office of Fellowships is excited to announce another great year for Wildcats competing to win the Critical Language Scholarship (CLS)! Several Northwestern applicants were chosen for the ...