The Latest Breaking News from Languages

The UK government’s proposed immigration reforms emphasise the need for migrants to learn English in order to integrate successfully.

Why do humans have language and other animals apparently don’t? It’s one of the most enduring questions in the study of mind and communication. Across all cultures, humans use richly expressive languages built on complex structures, which let us talk about the past, the future, imaginary worlds, moral dilemmas and…

At the audio launch of Thug Life, his upcoming film with director Mani Rathnam, Kamal Haasan looked at Kannada actor Shivarajkumar and said that you would be included in my love for Tamil because your language came out of mine. It did not seem like a concerted attempt to insult Kannada or…

The two firms' new 70 billion parameter LLM can operate in Bahasa Indonesia, as well as Javanese, Balinese and Bataknese.

Half of France's regional languages are considered 'seriously endangered' according to Unesco, but in the west of the country, where the decline in Breton speakers has accelerated in recent years, a network of schools is fighting the decline.

The power of music to revitalise and safeguard Indigenous languages is being explored in a new digital project with First Nations musicians.

The Kenyan author and political dissident, a giant of African literature and champion of indigenous African languages, died aged 87.

Spain is continuing to push for greater recognition of its regional languages at EU level, but it's far from alone among countries wresting with a multilingual population where some feel less recognised.

The Spanish request fell short of the necessary majority, as countries like Finland, Sweden and Austria voiced their reservations.