How do programming languages get created, and what goes into design decisions? originally appeared on Quora: the place to gain and share knowledge, empowering people to learn from others and better ...

Languages are like species. They evolve in mostly predictable ways, splitting into new species or dying out over time. Now, a group of linguists and computer scientists in the US and Canada have ...

Automated reconstruction of long-extinct languages can test theories on how words evolve. An algorithm devised by researchers in Canada and California now offers an answer — in this case, bituqen. The ...

The three languages major, a unique UD program offered by the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures, allows ...