Language

Freshman Jimenez-Galindo and junior Trac win de Courtivron PrizesPrize honors cross-cultural fluency

Byki Online builds proficiency in 70 languagesThis resource for the MIT community features instruction in 70 languages, from Afrikaans to Zulu.

The advantage of ambiguityCognitive scientists develop a new take on an old problem: why human language has so many words with multiple meanings.

Perreau receives Newton Fellowship from the British AcademyReceives research associate appointment from Cambridge University

In the World: Murmurs of MayanMIT undergraduate travels to Mexico in hopes of documenting and preserving ancient linguistic phenomena — and the culture behind them.

Localizing language in the brainNew study pinpoints areas of the brain used exclusively for language, providing a partial answer to a longstanding debate in cognitive science.

Looking beyond EnglishMIT professor uses linguistics in an ESL classroom to teach scientific principles, empower a new generation of critical thinkers.

Wordly wisdomWhat determines the length of words? MIT researchers say they know.

Ask a linguist: Q&A with David PesetskyProfessor, AAAS fellow discusses 'Universal Grammar,' relationship between language and music

Said and DoneHumanities, arts, and social sciences digest for October 2010