WASHINGTON, March 11 (Reuters) - While most people speak only one language or perhaps two, some are proficient in many. These people are called polyglots. And they are helping to provide insight into ...

The study of language is fundamental to human endeavor. Whether students want to become a language teacher or a speech therapist, specialize in natural language processing or create “conlangs” ...

In an era of dwindling budgets, universities have identified language programs as an area for possible cuts. Languages with few students are being framed as luxuries that cannot be afforded during a ...

Foreign language courses are booming on American college campuses, a new study finds, with enrollment in Arabic more than doubling from 2002 to 2006.The latest figures from the Modern Language ...