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Monolinguals showed an additional brain-wave pattern not usually found in native speakers of languages. (Photo: Pixabay)

Here's how different languages developed

Researchers find that grammatical structures change more quickly than vocabulary.

3 Oct 2017 8:12 AM GMT

Oxford Dictionaries has called on Hindi speakers across the country to help choose the word. (Photo: Pixabay)

Oxford to soon introduce first-ever Hindi word of the year

The Hindi word of the year will be a word or expression that has attracted a great deal of interest this year.

16 Nov 2017 8:01 AM GMT

Representational Image. (Photo: Pexels)

Lost in Translation: Thailand offers course for women who marry...

The course is to help Thai women cope with the highs and lows of interracial marriage.

5 Sep 2017 2:56 PM GMT

About 75 percent of the toddlers use smartphones on a daily basis and that affects their sleeping pattern in the long run. (Photo: AFP)

Here's why toddlers need their afternoon nap

Scientists discover youngsters remember words better after a 90 minute siesta.

30 Oct 2018 8:32 AM GMT

From a broader perspective, the results underscore the power of consumer data-driven discovery in non-human species, especially dogs. (Photo: Pixabay)

Dogs can understand language, process spoken words like humans, study...

According to the study, they even process the spoken word in a similar way to humans - and in the same area of the...

17 Oct 2018 6:22 AM GMT

Its not rare that a baby experiences a stroke around the time it is born. (Photo: Pixabay)

Brain's language functions get changed after perinatal stroke

hey also had some executive function impairments.

18 Feb 2018 12:59 PM GMT

On the go learning is new way of accessing knowledge.

Here are 5 platforms to learn languages for free

The conventional method of learning is time consuming and cost driven.

30 April 2018 2:44 AM GMT

Studies indicate that a strong shared interest within a learning group will foster language acquisition. (Photo: Pixabay)

Video games can help learn new language

Simone Bregni, associate professor at Saint Louis University in Spain, started playing video games in 1975 when he was...

22 April 2018 12:16 PM GMT

A group of tribal men and women from the Munda community at Karma Mahaustav in Jharkhand Hercules Munda

The great Indian language trouble

As the World celebrates the International Year of Indigenous Languages, India has a task in hand to preserve its 780-odd...

9 Nov 2019 6:30 PM GMT

Lets leave the humble brag behind, along with a few other oversaturated, cloying or just plain silly cultural quirks that deserve a big goodbye. (Photo: AP)

Quirky phrases that must be phase out in 2020

Let's cancel OK Boomer' in 2020, and the humblebrag, too.

7 Dec 2019 7:42 AM GMT

Facebook has identified more than 900 different videos showing portions of the 17-minutes of carnage. (Photo:AP)

Facebook's flood of languages leaves it struggling to monitor content

The company offers its 2.3 billion users features such as menus and prompts in 111 different languages.

24 April 2019 7:43 AM GMT

Positive parenting includes communicating with your child in a manner that encourages of exploration and self-expression. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Talking to children is good for their intelligence

The study suggests that parents who verbally interact with their children help them develop better cognitive skills.

1 May 2019 4:25 PM GMT