Topic
Linguistics
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Essays in English yield information about other languages
Grammatical habits in written English reveal linguistic features of non-native speakers’ languages.
July 23, 2014 -
Try, try again? Study says no
Neuroscientists find that trying harder makes it more difficult to learn some aspects of language.
July 21, 2014 -
When it comes to numbers, culture counts
In a Bolivian rainforest society, children learn to count just like in the U.S., but on a delayed timetable.
June 18, 2014 -
From contemporary syntax to human language’s deep origins
New paper amplifies hypothesis that human language builds on birdsong and speech forms of other primates.
June 11, 2014 -
Cold case: A linguistic mystery yields clues in Russian
MIT professor’s new book explains how the quirks of Russian numerals can tell us something deep about the universal properties of grammar.
February 7, 2014 -
Five from MIT named AAAS fellows
The professors were recognized by their peers for their efforts to advance science or its applications.
November 26, 2013 -
Said and Done for September 2013
Digest of the MIT humanities, arts and social sciences
September 18, 2013 -
Linguistic puzzler
Graduate student Rafael Nonato travels to the fringes of the Amazon rainforest to explore the Brazilian native language of the Kĩsêdjê.
July 22, 2013 -
Decoding ‘noisy’ language in daily life
Study shows how people rationally interpret linguistic input.
April 29, 2013 -
Nine MIT faculty members elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Among 198 elected this year to the prestigious honorary society.
April 24, 2013 -
Exploring a breakdown in communication
Study reveals linguistic deficits behind autistic children’s difficulties understanding other people.
April 19, 2013 -
MIT and Haiti sign agreement to promote Kreyòl-language STEM education
Initiative designed to help Haitians gain technical education.
April 17, 2013 -
How human language could have evolved from birdsong
Linguistics and biology researchers propose a new theory on the deep roots of human speech.
February 21, 2013 -
Said and Done for November/December 2012
Digest of humanities, arts and social sciences
November 29, 2012 -
Q&A: Michel DeGraff on teaching STEM in Kreyòl
A model for reaching science-hungry students around the world who speak local languages
October 25, 2012 -
Explaining the origins of word order using information theory
Researchers believe that information theory — the discipline that gave us digital communication — can explain differences between human languages.
October 10, 2012 -
DeGraff awarded $1 million NSF grant to continue linguistics research in Haiti
Funding will help develop classroom tools to teach science and math in Creole for the first time.
October 3, 2012 -
MIT’s place in the world
Inaugural symposium addresses the Institute’s global engagement.
September 20, 2012 -
Said and Done for September 2012
Digest of MIT humanities, arts, and social sciences.
September 17, 2012 -
The complexities of cognitive comparisons
In experiments, linguists examine how we make everyday judgments about groups of objects.
June 11, 2012