New research from the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa, has significant implications for understanding both ...

A new study uses deep linear networks to prove that language undergoes iterated learning to become structured and learnable.

Large language models (LLMs) have fundamentally changed what it means to be found online. These systems do not read content the way a person does, nor do they rank pages the way traditional search ...

Since the start of this year, all New Zealand schools have been required to use structured literacy to teach reading and writing – including the country’s 310 primary and intermediate Māori-medium ...

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 ...