Archaeological research in the Middle East is revealing how a long-forgotten ancient civilisation used previously undiscovered linguistics to promote multiculturalism and political stability. The ...

A new data crowdsourcing platform aims to preserve the sound of Romeyka, an endangered millennia-old variety of Greek. Experts consider the language to be a linguistic goldmine and a living bridge to ...

Across the globe, a race is under way to crack some of the last mysterious forms of writing that have never been translated.

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

Sometimes, technology is a reasonable excuse for a holdup. But in the case of the unemployment benefits that are part of the $2.2 trillion CARES Act, processing delays are not due to a glitch, but the ...

The island of Sark – almost all locals speak English, but this is a relatively recent development - The Image Bank RF/Christophe Boisvieux One of Britain’s oldest languages has been recorded for ...

Every boring email we type or moment of small talk we have at the grocery store is part of a historic and mysterious legacy: the creation of language. The kind of languages we speak — from Arabic to ...

The origins of the Celtic languages are cloaked in mystery. With desperately few written records, its story survives only in ...

Boston College offers coursework and hosts reading groups in the languages of the Bible, Church Fathers (Patristic Texts), ancient Greece and Rome both for graduate and undergraduate students. Anyone ...

Learn about the journey of the Greek language from its ancient origins to the vernacular of modern Greece through the lens of Middle Greek.