Researchers discover that language and Theory of Mind originate in separate brain regions in children, challenging theories of overlapping cognitive development.

Indeed, claiming language to be an instinct is self-evidently a myth, as first pointed out by psychologist Michael Tomasello in 1995—see his book review here. But importantly, The Language Myth ...

Cognitive linguistics is a modern school of linguistic thought that originally began to emerge in the 1970s due to dissatisfaction with formal approaches to language. As I explain in my book, ...

Language -- Linguistics -- The sounds of language -- Grammar -- Semantics -- Language-change -- Some modern schools and movements -- Language and mind -- Language and ...