Learning a new language is more than just acquiring the ability to communicate in another tongue; it’s a profound journey that expands your cognitive horizons, fundamentally altering the way your ...

Everyone knows that picking up a second language grows more difficult with age. And in a new study, scientists have pinpointed the age at which your chances of reaching total fluency plummet: 10.

When considering the challenges faced by children with developmental language disorder (DLD), it's natural to think of difficulties they have in understanding and using language. What tends to get ...

Is the human species forsaking the very attribute that catalyzed our evolution from tree-dwellers to global conquerors? The sophisticated instrument that enabled us to adapt, innovate, and thrive – ...

Health systems have a lot to gain from clinician education around effective communication with non-English-speaking patients. In 2013, more than 61 million people in the US reported speaking a ...

Thanks, New Mexican, for the book-review editorial (“Expanding language beyond English benefits brains,” Our View, July 12) on the value of speaking or reading more than one language. Not only is this ...

Adding to the deep body of research associating mental acuity with a lower risk of Alzheimer’s disease, a study published online on July 8 by the journal Neurology suggests that people who possess ...