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It is a cornerstone of theoretical linguistics: the principle of arbitrariness, according to which the form of a word doesn't tell you anything about its meaning. Yet evidence is accumulating that ...

A centerpiece of the study of linguistics has been that the words we use are arbitrarily related to the concepts they refer to. To some degree, this is true. If you look across languages, the same ...

Words in the English language are structured to help children learn according to research led by Lancaster University. Words like "woof" accurately represent the sound of a dog while sounds with ...

For years, Amnesty International has documented and denounced the policy of repression implemented by Nicolas Maduro’s government in Venezuela, which aims to silence critics and dissent. Crimes under ...