New research links DNA and language diversity, showing that isolated populations consistently develop more varied language ...

The success of ChatGPT and its competitors is based on what’s termed emergent behaviors. These systems, called large language models (LLMs), weren’t trained to output natural-sounding language (or ...

Prosodic and phonological structures form the bedrock of spoken language, orchestrating the rhythm, stress, and intonation that accompany linguistic utterances. These structures are not merely ...

Every time we speak, we're improvising. "Humans possess a remarkable ability to talk about almost anything, sometimes putting words together into never-before-spoken or -written sentences," said ...

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 ...