Scientists are developing systems that process and understand spoken language and automatically obtain information particularly from Basque radio and television. Carrying out a search in the net for ...

People roll out a giant "estelada" or independence flag on top of a building during the Saint Merce celebrations in San Jaume square in Barcelona, Spain, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2019. (AP Photo/Emilio ...

How is the identity of a culture transferred? For many cultures it’s through geography or heritage. But what if it was knowledge of a language that conferred a people’s identity. Continuing our series ...

Spain's Parliament is set to allow the use of minority languages, including Catalan, Basque, and Galician, for the first time. The move is a demand from Catalan separatist parties to support the ...

There are about 7,000 languages spoken on Earth, but half are expected to go extinct by the end of the century, as their last native speakers die off or cultures blur together — so activists are going ...