This October the FTI_UNIGE will join the International Labour Organization to celebrate 100 years of #tech in #conference #1nt. Join us for a once-in-a-lifetime event in the city of Calvin. The call for papers/posters is now open (submit before 1 May!) unige.ch/fti/Inttech100…

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We’re speaking 300 fewer words daily every year Since 2005, the average person has spoken less each year than the year before, by approximately 338 fewer words per day, or more than 120,000 fewer words each year.

Most languages are not English That is, English is not very representative of what the world’s 7,000 languages are like

New from my blog: Interpreters’ Professional Dilemmas Due to the Client’s Noncompliance. | The Professional Interpreter rpstranslations.wordpress.com/2026/04/09/int…

10 Female Authors Who Added Words to the Dictionary mentalfloss.com/language/words…

From my blog: Ethics First. Why Technology Alone Is Not Enough for the Future of Interpreting. | The Professional Interpreter rpstranslations.wordpress.com/2026/03/12/eth…

Study discovers a ‘brain thesaurus’ that lets neurons derive meaning from spoken words

The latest issue of Babel is out! Featuring an awesome article about the languages that existed in Europe before the Roman Empire, and a look at just how many languages there are in the world—and how many of them are endangered. @BabelZine

People with rhythmic skills have a greater awareness of certain linguistic features and had better language than mathematics skills in school, according to a 2024 study.

Language Rules! by Asya M. Pereltsvaig A fascinating introduction to a uniquely human trait, this book guides the reader about how human language actually works. 📚 cup.org/4coMRfx

Great apes visually track subjects and objects like humans When watching a cat chase a mouse, humans will alternate looking at cat and mouse, using the information to connect the two into what’s called an agent-patient relationship — with the cat as the agent and the mouse as

Don’t miss your chance to read the new Cambridge element, Constructions, Networks and Linguistic Change, by Graeme Trousdale and Elizabeth Closs Traugott! Free access available until 6 May at cup.org/3QzDrVN #cambridgeelements #languageandlinguistics

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Words shape how our brains process feelings and guide decisions

Certain grammatical rules never appear in any known language. By constructing artificial languages that have these rules, linguists can use neural networks to explore how people learn.

🗞️ Here’s what happened this week in language and linguistics! linguisticdiscovery.com/posts/2026-17/

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