Humans are unique in their ability to acquire language. But how? A new study shows that we are in fact born with the basic fundamental knowledge of language, thus shedding light on the age-old ...

In my recent book, The Language Myth, I investigate one of the dominant themes that has preoccupied the study of language for the last 50 years or so: whether the rudiments of the human capacity for ...

QUESTION: Dr. Chomsky, many classroom teachers are unfamiliar with your work, because the study of linguistics is not required in their professional training. It would be helpful and would arouse some ...

People learn a second language for many reasons, including work, to better understand the world, an interest in the culture of the language itself, and love. Learning a language has many benefits. For ...