In the 26 brisk chapters of his new book, a linguist squeezes in a vivid portrait of each letter of the alphabet—but also much more than that https://t.co/nfY2tTgW95 ...

Why do some words, like the ones for “mother” and “father”, sound so similar in completely unrelated languages? Our language correspondent, @lanegreene, has one explanation https://t.co/tP88aidXFO https://t.co/OuZjn7JYw3 ...