English is Easy

Good news, English Language Learners! English is getting easier to learn each day. An article in Science Daily revealed the first large-scale statistical test of the idea that there is a relationship between social and language structure. Psychologists studied linguistic evolution and found that larger populations tend to have simpler grammar systems and a smaller number of grammatical cases. In general, languages with a wider usage do not employ complex rules in their grammars. That means that languages with a long history of adult learners have become easier to learn over time.

“English, for all its confusing spelling and exceptions…has a relatively simple grammar,” [Researcher Gary] Lupyan said.

Read the entire article here: Language Structure is Partially Determined by Social Structure