I did it in English, his native language, the language we’d bonded through — my second language. While writing about him, I embraced English to convey some sense of meaning, of hope.

Your mother tongue may modify your musical ability. Speaking a native language that requires tones appears to boost perception of melody, but at the cost of rhythm, researchers report April 26 in ...

A new study found that native Arabic and German speakers showed differences in the wiring of brain regions involved in the processing of language.

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