
People Are Speaking 30 Percent Less Than 20 Years Ago and Researchers Say Spoken Language Is Dying
– The study was published in Perspectives on Psychological Science in 2026 – Authors: Valeria Pfeifer (University of Missouri-Kansas City) and Matthias Mehl (University of Arizona) – Study title: “Sliding Into Silence? We Are Speaking 300 Daily Words Fewer Every…















