“Speakers of some languages seem to rattle away at high speed like machine-guns, while other languages sound rather slow and plodding,” wrote linguist Peter Roach in 1998. A few months ago ...

Spanish may seem to be spoken at a higher speed than Vietnamese, but that doesn't make it any more 'efficient'. Researchers have shown that human languages are equally effective at transmitting ...

It was snack time at Quarry Trail Elementary in Rocklin, and Transitional Kindergarten Teacher Eva De Luna was trying to tell a young boy where his food remains should go. “Agarra la basura, con las ...