How repetition helps art speak to us
Jay Keyser’s new book, “Play It Again, Sam,” makes the case that repeated motifs enhance our experience of artistic works.
Enhancing the future of teaching and learning at MIT
The MIT Festival of Learning sparked discussions on better integrating a sense of purpose and social responsibility into hands-on education.
When did human language emerge?
A new analysis suggests our language capacity existed at least 135,000 years ago, with language used widely perhaps 35,000 years after that.
QS World University Rankings rates MIT No. 1 in 11 subjects for 2025
The Institute also ranks second in seven subject areas.
Global Languages program empowers student ambassadors
The Student Ambassadors program offers MIT undergraduates from across language areas opportunities to share their voices, passion, and commitment with the community.
Professor Emeritus James Harris, a scholar of Spanish language, dies at 92
The longtime professor is remembered for his influential role in MIT’s linguistics program and in the expansion of foreign language instruction at the Institute.
Your child, the sophisticated language learner
New research shows that a grasp of grammar helps even very young children figure out when they must acquire new words.
MIT linguist Irene Heim shares Schock Prize in Logic and Philosophy
The professor emerita was recognized for her work on natural language interpretation and linguistic expression.
School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences welcomes nine new faculty
New professors join anthropology, economics, history, linguistics, music and theater arts, and philosophy departments, as well as the Program in Science, Technology, and Society.
QS World University Rankings rates MIT No. 1 in 11 subjects for 2024
The Institute also ranks second in five subject areas.
How cognition changes before dementia hits
Study finds language-processing difficulties are an indicator — in addition to memory loss — of amnestic mild cognitive impairment.
The MIT Press announces Grant Program for Diverse Voices recipients for 2024
From a scholarly monograph on Haitian language to a feminist history of social media photography, grant recipients bring new perspectives to the world through the MIT Press.
Investigating and preserving Quechua
MIT students studied the Indigenous language during a new Independent Activities Period course to gain exposure and understand the language’s cultural and practical value.
Leveraging language to understand machines
Master’s students Irene Terpstra ’23 and Rujul Gandhi ’22 use language to design new integrated circuits and make it understandable to robots.
Have you heard about the “whom of which” trend?
An MIT student and linguistics professor spot an emerging English phrase and examine what it tells us about syntax — but questions remain.