Researchers uncover the origins of the Uralic language family
Also this week: Today is National Navajo Code Talkers Day! And the K-pop band is making Korean Sign Language famous

Also this week: Today is National Navajo Code Talkers Day! And the K-pop band is making Korean Sign Language famous
A new book takes us on a linguistic odyssey through the history of the alphabet
Also this week: Bilingualism is reworking this language’s rainbow + How speaking in a second language directly affects your moral judgement
Also this week: The world’s oldest written languages, and a cool new book on etymology. Here’s what happened this week in language and linguistics.
What are the most frequent sounds across languages (and why)?