What happens when computers can use language like humans can? Language workers may be out of a job.
Translators, teachers, and others are watching with concern. But is there reason to think that we’re on the verge of solving all …
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For babies, learning language seems like child’s play.
But new research is showing us that there’s a lot going on in there, with contributions from brain, body, and memory. How does it all work?
Linguist Daniel Midgley bundles it all …
A picture is worth a thousand words.
But the task of figuring out what’s going on in a picture has left computers speechless — until now. New language tech is making it happen. But what are the ethical issues connected …
More and more of us are turning to our phones to learn a new language, or brush up on an old one.
And with so many apps available, there have never been so many ways to learn. But what do …
Everyone seems to use baby talk on babies. And linguists think it helps them learn language.
But a new study says dads don’t do it as much. Does it matter? And what kind of input helps children learn?
Linguist Daniel …
Speaking another language is good for your brain — at least that’s what we’ve heard.
But some new research paints a less-positive picture. Should you learn another language? And how?
Linguist Daniel Midgley gets bilingual on this episode of Talk …
It’s a new year, and that means it’s time for our Word of the Year round-up.
What words tripped on our tongues, tickled our ears, and zeited our geist in 2014?
Linguist Daniel Midgley can’t even on this episode of …
Penmanship is becoming a lost art.
In our age of keyboards and smartphones, fewer and fewer of us use that distinctive cursive script, and schools are even letting go of teaching running writing. Will cursive die out, and will computers …
There’s a new way to learn a language on the Internet for free.
It’s called Duolingo. You learn by translating sentences. And as you learn, you and millions of other users will participate in translating documents on the web. It’s …
Even with the huge vocabulary of English, we still haven’t got all the words covered.
Other languages have words that we don’t have single-word equivalents for. Can they be mapped onto English? And why do we have gaps in our …
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