Chinese language

Modern Chinese simplified a language that had been in use for thousands of years, rendering some characters nonsensical or even contradictory.

“Military tactics on paper” is a four-character idiom from ancient China originally used to describe the fate of a foolhardy Chinese general.

We speak so effortlessly that most of us never think about it. But psychologists and neuroscientists are captivated by the human capacity to communicate with language.

Modern Chinese simplified a language that had been in use for thousands of years, rendering some characters nonsensical or even contradictory.

“Military tactics on paper” is a four-character idiom from ancient China originally used to describe the fate of a foolhardy Chinese general.

We speak so effortlessly that most of us never think about it. But psychologists and neuroscientists are captivated by the human capacity to communicate with language.