Linguists want to understand how languages have become so diverse and what constraints language evolution is subject to. To this end, they search for recurring patterns in language structure. In spite ...

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

Dependency linguistics examines the relationships between words in a sentence, focussing on how syntactic structure is determined by directed links—dependencies—between a head and its dependents. This ...

The way in which you put sentences together really changes the meaning and how clear and good your writing or speaking is.

Human languages are complex phenomena. Around 7,000 languages are spoken worldwide, some with only a handful of remaining speakers, while others, such as Chinese, English, Spanish and Hindi, are ...

New research shows AI can analyze language with skills rivaling human experts, challenging long-held ideas about intelligence ...

Psychologists argue that human languages may adapt more like biological organisms than previously thought and that the more common and popular the language, the simpler its construction to facilitate ...

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 ...

The novel is written using a third-person limited narrator. The only thoughts and feelings explored are Leon's. Most of the language in the novel is child-like, reflecting Leon’s age and understanding ...