Is AI changing language? Plus new evidence for a “language protein”
A recent article argues that AI is wrecking language, and new research has found a "language protein". Here's what happened this week in language and linguistics.

A recent article argues that AI is wrecking language, and new research has found a "language protein". Here's what happened this week in language and linguistics.
When language evolved, how whistled languages work, and what alien languages might be like. Here’s what happened this week in language and linguistics.
Bonobos challenge the uniqueness of human language, penguins learn etymology, and China adopts a new gender-neutral pronoun. Here’s what happened this week in language and linguistics.
Here’s what happened this week in language and linguistics.
Where does the word “penguin” come from? French, Welsh, or Latin?