We ran a piece last year summarizing an IEEE study of programming-language popularity based on job listings. This article fostered conversation, including debates about whether the languages IEEE ...

These courses are run by the UCL Centre for Languages & International Education (CLIE). These courses will help you function at a basic everyday survival level. You'll be introduced to various ...

Sign language has one great advantage over the spoken word, Rose Ayling-Ellis explained in her deafness documentary Old Hands, New Tricks earlier this month. Every gesture resonates with emotion.

(Evelyn Hockstein/For The Washington Post) Last month, President Donald Trump signed an executive order designating English as the official language of the United States. The most recent Census ...

Ever wished your Arduino could send you an SMS alert when something important happens—like an intruder detected by your DIY security system, or a gas leak in your kitchen? With just an Arduino UNO R4 ...

LLMs have demonstrated strong general-purpose performance across various tasks, including mathematical reasoning and automation. However, they struggle in domain-specific applications where ...

Scientists have long considered the complexity of language to be an obvious separation between humans and all other life forms on Earth. New research, however, suggests our linguistic abilities ...

When words fail them, creative writers imagine entirely new ones. Author Patti Callahan Henry examines fictional language, from the words of Tolkien to her own. Our editors and experts handpick ...

Linguists divide compositionality into two categories, a simple version and a more sophisticated one, and researchers have long thought human language stands alone in the higher tier. Previous ...