When it comes to using “big data” to analyze the patterns of society, the conversation inevitably turns to social media. Yet the world’s news media actually offers larger and richer insights into ...

A groundbreaking study has revealed that sperm whale “codas” (short sequences of clicks) possess a structural complexity that ...

A new study led by Dr. Andrea Nini at The University of Manchester has found that a grammar-based approach to language ...

Large language models aren’t trained on real-life conversations. As we encounter their language, it could affect our own ...

For people living in some parts of the United States, their accent might not just indicate where they live, but also who they think they are. In a small study in rural northwestern Ohio, researchers ...

Cognitive linguistics is a modern school of linguistic thought that originally began to emerge in the 1970s due to dissatisfaction with formal approaches to language. As I explain in my book, ...