Bonobos, our closest relatives, may not speak, but they use something strikingly similar to human language. A new study from researchers at the University of Zurich and Harvard University reveals that ...

Susanne K Langer understood the indispensable power of metaphors, which allow us to say new things with old words ...

There are many famous examples of animals who seem to understand human language. But is there any real science behind them?

The river Thames, for example, is based on a Celtic word. Only about 150 Danish words slid into the English language while the Vikings were occupying the British Isles. Scholars, however, find three ...