Natural language found more complex than it strictly needs to be—and for good reason

Human languages are complex phenomena. Around 7,000 languages are spoken worldwide, some with only a handful of remaining ...

How your brain understands language may be more like AI than previously thought

A new study reveals that the human brain processes spoken language in a sequence that closely mirrors the layered ...
Nature

English Language

Nature Research Intelligence Topics Topic summaries Language, Communication and Culture Language Studies English Language English is a global linguistic phenomenon shaped over more than 1500 years by ...
The Conversation

A neuroscientist explains why it’s impossible for AI to ‘understand’ language

Veena D. Dwivedi receives funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation, the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, and Brock University. Brock University provides funding as a ...
Grist

The words we use to talk about nature are disappearing. Here’s why that matters.

Once upon a time, the English language was full of stories with “blossoms,” “rivers,” and “moss.” But these words are disappearing from our vocabularies — and along with them, our connection to the ...