Learning a new language is like entering a different dimension. A limitless universe in which one can see past socially constructed concepts like race, gender and the hierarchy of languages. A ...

The deeper problem is that India has normalised a linguistic hierarchy in which people slowly learn to distrust their own languages, through everyday corrections, quiet embarrassment and the constant ...

Humpback whale song is a striking example of a complex, culturally transmitted behavior, but up to now, there was little evidence it has language-like structure. Human language, which is also ...