When you order a kebab and they ask you if you want everything on it, you might say yes. But... more

On Lingthusiasm, we've sometimes compared the human vocal tract to a giant meat clarinet, like the vocal folds are the... more

For tens of thousands of years, humans have transmitted long and intricate stories to each other, which we learned directly... more

It's easy to find claims that certain languages are old or even the oldest, but which one is actually true?... more

Language lets us talk about things that aren't, strictly speaking, entirely real. Sometimes that's an imaginative object (is a toy... more

Basque is a language of Europe which is unrelated to the Indo-European languages around it or any other recorded language.... more

When you have a sentence like "I visit them", the word order and the shape of the words tell you... more

Pointing creates an invisible line between a part of your body and the thing you're pointing at. Humans are really... more

Young kids growing up in Guatemala often learn Q’anjob’al, Kaq’chikel, or another Mayan language from their families and communities. But... more

Linguists are often interested in comparing several languages or dialects. To make this easier, it’s useful to have data that’s... more