Let’s embrace what AI can do. What we must not forget is the human side of language. It adapts, understands and adds meaning.

An international team proposes replacing Hockett’s feature checklist with a model of language as a dynamic, multimodal, and socially evolving system.

In an increasingly globalized world, we have a far more diverse community where people of all cultures come together to speak different languages. Effective communication is vital for delivering ...

At MWC 2026, iFlytek introduced a pair of AI-powered smart glasses designed to enhance cross-language communication. The ...

Fungi have been recorded having conversations, with a scientist finding they can communicate with a language similar to that of humans. Over the last decade, researchers have found evidence that ...

The study of language, communication and culture interrogates how linguistic systems not only encode cognitive processes but also constitute an integral resource for the organisation of social life ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Cheryl Robinson covers areas of leadership, pivoting and careers. Leaders must prioritize clarity, conciseness and specificity ...

Sleep is a semiconscious state, but there are neurons firing in the brain even when all seems quiet. Now brain activity during the deepest sleep phase could make it possible for people to communicate ...

More than a thousand people now carry the Bhutanese Sign Language app in their pockets. What began as a digital initiative ...

In many skilled nursing facilities, speech-language pathologists are brought in to address individual issues. But an alternative framing is more powerful.