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
What the words “pumpkin spice” teach us about language change and indigenous history
Also this week: Gesture may have been the origin of language + A new mind-reading AI can turn imagined speech into words. Here’s what happened this week in language and linguistics.
Also this week: Why all languages have words for ‘this’ and ‘that’ + Antarctic leopard seal ‘songs’ are surprisingly similar to nursey rhymes. Here’s what happened this week in language and linguistics.
How archival manuscripts are helping revitalize the Chitimacha language of Louisiana