Words are not random units. Rather, they follow hidden linguistic structures that demonstrate how language generates meaning ...

Humpback whale song is a striking example of a complex, culturally transmitted behavior, but up to now, there was little evidence it has language-like structure. Human language, which is also ...

Currently there is a debate as to what role sign language has played in language evolution, and whether the structure of sign language share similarities with spoken language. New research shows that ...

Linguistics is the study of language, but what does that even mean? Language is everywhere. Linguistics is the study of language, but what does that even mean? In this episode of Crash Course ...

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The Political Nature of Perception Proposed by Spatial Installation Art in the AI Era — Adrian Villar Rojas, Focusing on the Exhibition "The Language of the Enemy" 1. Art Questioning the Conditions of ...

This article talks about how Large Language Models (LLMs) delve into their technical foundations, architectures, and uses in ...

The idea that we have brains hardwired with a mental template for learning grammar—famously espoused by Noam Chomsky of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology—has dominated linguistics for almost ...

Scientists have shed light on the evolutionary roots of language in the brain. A team led at Newcastle University, UK, has shed light on the evolutionary roots of language in the brain. Publishing in ...