All human societies use language. As far as we know, they always have. Over the course of history, humans have written nearly 130 million books, containing over half a trillion words. The average ...

When starting a study of language use and cultural change, it is tempting to pick words that seems valid measures on the surface and begin your analyses. It seems clear that “self” is a good ...

We learn about how and why languages change. Language is constantly changing. Today’s small changes could lead to entirely new dialects or languages in the future. We learn about how and why languages ...