Study Reveals Ancient Linguistic Diversity Peaked Thousands of Years Ago
Human linguistic diversity peaked between 1,000 and 3,000 years ago, with tens of thousands of languages coexisting before an abrupt collapse driven by expanding empires and agricultural intensification, according to an extensive modeling study published in Science. Reconstructing the Prehistoric Linguistic Landscape Today, approximately 7,500 languages are spoken or signed around the globe. Yet that … Read more