david syringLanguage The fragile state of contact languages knowablemagazine.org - By John Wenz These linguistic mash-ups are at high risk of extinction. The race to save them is a matter of time, with more at stake than words. When groups of …
david syring Examining how primates make vowel sounds pushes timeline for speech evolution back by 27 million years theconversation.com - Thomas R. Sawallis and Louis-Jean Boë Even when writing systems have developed, they’ve represented full-fledged and functional languages. Rather than preserving the first baby steps …
david syring Student in Peru makes history by writing thesis in the Incas’ language The Guardian - Dan Collyns LimaQuechua is still spoken by 8 million people across the Andes, but Roxana Quispe Collantes hopes she can give it added value A doctoral student in Peru has made history by becoming the first person to and...
david syringLanguage This map shows the most commonly spoken language in every US state, excluding English and Spanish Business Insider - Andy KierszOne of the ways America shows its diverse culture is in the sheer number of languages spoken by the country's people. The above map shows which languages other than English and Spanish are the most common...
david syringNeanderthals The Neanderthal Throat—Did Neanderthals Speak? sapiens.org - Anna Goldfield The first two pages of Claire Cameron’s novel The Last Neanderthal contain a glossary—a handful of words used by the family of Neanderthals at the …
