Bonjour! Ni hao! Merhaba! If you move to a new country as an adult, you have to work much harder to get past that initial “hello” in the local language than if you’d moved as a child. Why does it take ...

The study of language evolution and learning addresses the complex interplay between cultural dynamics and biological predispositions in shaping human communication. Researchers employ experimental ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Cristina Robinson, Vanderbilt University; Kate Snyder, Vanderbilt University, and ...