Creating languages of the past for HBO’s "Beforeigners" Researchers who created language for the new HBO hit Beforeigners couldn’t just translate Norwegian into Old Norse, 19th-century Norwegian or a Stone Age language. For one thing, how would you curse in Old Norse if you knew nothing of Christianity?
Children with weak language skills less likely to play with other children When toddlers have poor language skills, they can also have social problems, according to new research.
She stutters, but hardly anyone knows it Berit Løkken belongs to a rare type of stutterers that you might never have heard of.
What is the world’s weirdest language? VIDEO: This language lacks words for numbers and colours. But at least it can be whistled.
Life or death for languages Can languages be resurrected from the (almost) dead? Or is it fine for them to follow in the footsteps of some other languages and die a “natural” death?
Students who master two written dialects do better in school Researchers from neuroscientists to sociologists have spent the last several decades documenting the positive effects of bilingualism on cognitive development in children. But do children who grow up with two closely related written versions of the same language get the same benefits?
Regaining one’s identity when language goes missing How can you speak up when language has disappeared? A researcher discovers how aphasia patients can be helped out of depression, anxiety and social isolation.
The hotel industry - a job trap for non-native speakers Applicants with immigrant backgrounds can easily get a job at a hotel. But the industry needs to develop better inter-departmental strategies to support career development.
Gaming leads to better English Youngsters who spend much time on certain computer games expand their English vocabularies.
Where Norwegian lingo heads for limbo The last generation of Norwegian-speaking Americans will soon be gone.
Mysterious code in Viking runes is cracked A runic code called jötunvillur has finally been decrypted. It just might help solve the mystery of the Vikings’ secret codes.
Weak language skills a heavy problem Language skills are rarely seen as a public health problem, but immigrant women from Turkey and Pakistan with poor Norwegian skills are more likely to be overweight. That, in turn, can have public health consequences.
Dyslexics' main problem is phonetics A youngster’s recognition of the sounds of letters and words is closely related to how well the child can read.
Letting Latin go at last Until recently it wasn’t enough just discovering a new species of flora. A scientist would have to know a sufficient amount of Latin to describe the plant. Now the rules have finally been changed.
