External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and Swiss Federal Councilor Ignazio Cassis reaffirmed a shared commitment to zero ...

This week’s pick of interesting reads includes a courageous memoir that looks squarely at loss and death, the story of an ...

Proto-Indo-European (PIE), the language reconstructed by philologists and the common ancestor of IE languages, was itself a ...

Following the CEO’s announcement that Duolingo would be ‘AI-first,’ the company is launching 148 new language courses.

Drawing inspiration from Keynes's warning against clinging to outdated notions, the article provocatively suggests a future ...

In an announcement today, Duolingo said it is adding 148 new language courses, more than doubling the current number of ...

Experts trace the rise of Indo-European languages as the largest family, from ancient migrations to modern dominance.

One of humanity's defining features is the ability to speak in complex languages. Today, nearly 7,000 languages are spoken worldwide and are grouped into about 140 families. The five largest language ...

IT is often said that the West’s academic interest in the East, its culture and languages was not driven by curiosity but the real motive behind the oriental studies was colonial designs and ...

Imagine being able to travel back thousands of years, not with a time machine, but through the words our ancestors spoke. It ...

While Bengali is primarily derived from Magadhi Prakrit, over the years, the language has taken on new forms, ranging from ...

Proto: How One Ancient Language Went Global by Laura Spinney is an exploration of how hundreds of languages share a single ...