Inuit languages really do have many words for snow, linguists found—and other languages have conceptual specialties, too, ...

The title is taken from the book "A Pattern Language: Towns-Buildings-Construction" by Christopher Alexander. This book is the second in a trilogy that sets forth a structured architectural ...

If we find the patterns of elaboration in other languages unusual, it’s safe to assume their speakers will return the favor. “English is as ‘different’ as any other language,” Murphy ...