The development of language is crucial for children. Without an adequate way to communicate with the world around them children are at risk of developmental delays. All learning hinges on the ability ...

We analyse the work of some of the key thinkers, theories and policies that have shaped development over the past 60 years In our second feature on development thinking, we examine economist Andre ...

The idea that we have brains hardwired with a mental template for learning grammar—famously espoused by Noam Chomsky of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology—has dominated linguistics for almost ...

The mystery of the origin of human language has captivated scientists for centuries, and it remains one of the most intriguing problems in the field. How did humans manage to progress from simple ...