Language is universal - wherever there are humans, there is language. Not only do we depend heavily on language for conversation, we use it for archiving those conversations through books, texts and emails. For something so pervasive in human life, it only makes sense that we should try to understand it. "Just because all humans have language does not mean that all language is acquired in the same way," says Scofield, who studies child language development. Nouns, for instance, are typically learned earlier than adjectives.

A study has shown that children who were born in China but adopted and raised in France picked up on Mandarin tones, even if they no longer understood the language.

In 1900, people thought that a mix of French, German, and English would be the language of science, not just one language. However, this article explains how English became the dominant language of science.

A brief history of puns and reasons why they shouldn't be seen as the lowest form of humor. Puns are actually very complex and allow people to convey messages with fewer words. There are so many ideas to convey, but a limited number of sounds to describe them. Punning is inevitable.