While Spanish serves as a link to their roots, mastering the language is not the sole determinant of New York Puerto Ricans' sense of belonging to Puerto Rican culture, history, and traditions.

In recent days, a rumor has circulated on social media in the United States stating: “Anyone caught speaking Spanish will be fined $5,000 or end up in jail.” This rumor has been widely ...

Trump's executive orders aimed at education aren't about language as much as they are about shutting down other perspectives.

Most Louisianans no longer speak French, but a growing number of schools are now immersing kids in it. At École ...

While waking up from knee surgery, a 17-year-old boy temporarily lost his ability to speak in his native language.

Humans' unique language capacity was present at least 135,000 years ago, according to a survey of genomic evidence. As such, language might have entered social use 100,000 years ago.

Explore the origins of human language and its capacity dating back at least 135,000 years, reshaping how we interact.

New genetic research suggests that humans first developed language around 135,000 years ago when populations began ...

President Donald Trump signed an executive order designating English as the official language of the United States. If you ...

This rhetoric of “unity” and “efficiency” echoes the language of past empire-builders, but history suggests a darker reality.

This date serves as a “lower boundary” for when language capacity must have emerged. But since Homo sapiens is at least ...

One of the most profound questions about human history is when language, as we know it, first emerged. A new analysis of ...