Language/Linguistics/Speech

Without care, Lost in Space could mean Lost in Translation LAWRENCE -- It lacks the drama of a shape-shifting alien creature, but another threat looms over the prospect of generations-long, interstellar space travel: Explorers arriving on…

Communication history and the principle of least effort guide human communications, but the factors guiding dog communications are highly influenced by their ownersCredit: Melanie Henschel Human communication has evolved mechanisms…

Leveling the playing field for English learners Credit: University of Houston With a five-year, $10 million grant from the Institute of Education Sciences, David Francis, Hugh Roy and Lillie Cranz Cullen Distinguished…

A new method to estimate English discrimination ability from human pupillary response Credit: COPYRIGHT (C) TOYOHASHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Overview A research team of the Department of Computer…

Discourse in and about Spanish was present on both sides of the political spectrum, more so leading up to the 2016 presidential election than in previous cycles, according to research conducted by faculty at Binghamton University,…

Carnegie Mellon method automatically makes requests more polite Credit: Carnegie Mellon University PITTSBURGH--In a tense time when a pandemic rages, politicians wrangle for votes and protesters demand racial justice, a…

German Ministry of Education and Research is funding Sophie Burkhardt to establish a Computer Science junior research group investigating how to independently control the content and style of texts generated using artificial intelligence…

The neural computations of human and non-human primates shed new light on the evolution of language Credit: Photo courtesy of Stephen Ferrigno. Humans and monkeys may not speak the same lingo, but our ways of thinking are a lot…

The brain analyses spoken language by recognising syllables. Scientists from the University of Geneva (UNIGE) and the Evolving Language National Centre for Competence in Research (NCCR) have designed a computational model that…

Credit: Photo: Veikko Somerpuro. A new study brings neural-level evidence that the continuous variation in natural speech makes the discrimination of phonemes challenging for adults suffering from developmental…

Study shows how quickly parties diverged on pandemic COLUMBUS, Ohio - The rapid politicization of the COVID-19 pandemic can be seen in messages members of the U.S. Congress sent about the issue on the social media site Twitter, a…

New service helps RightsLink publishers empower researchers and strengthen author programs without adding staffCredit: Cactus Communications (CACTUS) Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. (CCC), a leader in advancing copyright, accelerating…

Innovative practical elements are at the core of a new doctoral training program on Roman inscriptions; network of eight European partners selected in EU evaluation processCredit: photo/©: P. Kruschwitz Johannes Gutenberg…

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- A world-famous author by the early 1930s, Ernest Hemingway was no stranger to the literary elite. A new volume of his letters reveals details about his friendships with fellow writers like F. Scott Fitzgerald, as…

Researchers have used artificial intelligence to reduce the 'communication gap' for nonverbal people with motor disabilities who rely on computers to converse with others. The team, from the University of Cambridge and the University…

Ancient DNA documents the population changes of foragers, herders and farmers in central and eastern Africa from the Neolithic to the Iron AgeCredit: Steven Goldstein In order to reveal the population interactions that gave…

"Shouting" and spelling mistakes add together to make online health information appear doubly less trustworthy People make irrational trust decisions precisely: "shouting" and spelling mistakes add together to make online health…

Frankfurt neuroscientists: Both hemispheres of the brain make a unique contribution to speech control - new research casts doubt on current doctrine Speaking requires both sides of the brain. Each hemisphere takes over a part of the…

Now more than ever, people who want to learn a new language turn to their mobile devices for help as language learning applications have become increasingly available. While these apps allow users to study a new language from anywhere at…

According to a study published in Cognition by Marc Colomer and Núria Sebastián Gallés, members of the Speech Acquisition and Perception Research Group of the Center for Brain and Cognition Marc Colomer and Núria Sebastián Gallés, members…