An international team proposes replacing Hockett’s feature checklist with a model of language as a dynamic, multimodal, and socially evolving system.

Animal communication is more than simple signals. Mammals use sounds, expressions, and touch to convey emotions and social messages. Brain cells called mirror neurons help them understand feelings.

The most important thing in communication is hearing what isn't said. —Peter Drucker Emotion links our physiological states to our conscious experience: it tells us how we feel in response to a given ...

Lei, X.T. and Huang, D.L. (2026) A Study of Chinese Vocabulary in the Donggan Language from the Perspective of Cross-Cultural Communication. Open Access Library Journal, 13, 1-13. doi: ...