Is wit a sign of evolutionary fitness? A new study explores how "quick-wittedness" and ancient verb-noun compounds shaped the evolution of human grammar through sexual selection. Learn how "killjoys" ...

New research from linguist Ljiljana Progovac suggests that early humans with a good sense of humor were more likely to ...

When analyzing the oldest books of the Bible, scholars have identified the work of various writers and editors. But how did ...

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In A Nutshell A linguist argues that wit, humor, and wordplay helped drive human language evolution through sexual selection, ...

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