The Writers Theatre production considers language in all its contradictions, as a vehicle for understanding and ...

We hear from two Indigenous language champions, Jeannette Armstrong and Rowen White. They reflect on the words, stories, songs and ideas that influence our very conception of nature, and our place ...

Linguistics is the close study of the nature of human language. Language is universal in human society and a prerequisite to civilization, culture, science, history and technology. The study of ...

We dive into what LLMs and their internal mechanics tell us about the nature of language and ourselves. Watch on X or YouTube, or listen on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. One of my favorite fiction ...

Ever since Chomsky suggested that humans have a 'language instinct', people have been debating the possible existence of genes that underlie our linguistic abilities. Now, in the first big triumph ...

March 11, 2025 The Nature of Language and the Language of Nature March 11, 2025 • Over 7,000 languages are spoken around the world. Each one reflects a rich ecosystem of ideas - seeds that grow ...

Tonal Nature of Language Mandarin Chinese relies heavily on the pronounced tone of the characters. It has five tones, out of which four are major and one is neutral. One can imagine the amount of ...