In this one-hour activity, students gain an understanding of the nature of human communication and foster a scientific view on languages. Through class activities, games, reading, and analysis, ...

This release is also available in French, Spanish and Japanese. At a school in Managua, Nicaragua, deaf children are speaking a new language entirely their own, which nonetheless has remarkable ...

Stephen Garner (left) and Huey Kolowich (right). The two formed the basis for UniLex after returning from their missions. (Courtesy of Stephen Garner). BYU is a community with many international ties.

Researchers in Australia set a few robots loose on the linguistic landscape. The droids come up with random words to navigate, and even create, maps--with surprising accuracy. Eric Mack has been a ...

The lack of scientific terms and vocabulary in many of the world’s sign languages can make science education and research careers inaccessible for deaf people and those with hearing loss. Meet the ...

We need to find a new language, new narratives, a new world view and the tools to create the words to overcome the “grand humanitarian narrative.” Can technology help? Many of us this past month have ...