Workflow automation software company ServiceNow Inc. today made another acquisition, buying a startup called FriendlyData Inc. that has built a natural language interface for querying databases.

Claudio Brozzoli receives funding from Angence Nationale pour la Recherche (ANR) and James S. McDonnell Foundation. Simon Thibault does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any ...

Language is a unique evolutionary achievement considered to have decisively driven the sophistication of human cognition 1. Comprehending spoken language, which is the focus of this article, is the ...

With more people using voice-activated assistants like Amazon Echo and Google Home, developers with natural language processing skills have vaulted into the No. 1 position on a hottest-skills index ...

Exposure to child-directed speech sharpens infants' language processing skills and can predict future success. New work indicates early intervention can improve language skills in kids lagging behind.

Researchers have found that piano lessons have a specific effect on kindergartners' ability to distinguish different pitches, which translates into an improvement in discriminating between words. Many ...

A recent study published in the journal Infancy found that babies’ ability to match speech to faces predicted their future language abilities. The study followed 103 children from age three months to ...

Businesses across the nation are realizing the growing importance of collecting and analyzing vast amounts of data to create effective long-term strategies as well as new sales opportunities. Last ...

Not too long ago, I heard an ESPN football announcer use the word: "Gi-Nor-Ma-Uge," an on-the-fly compaction of "gigantic" + "enormous" + "huge." But to fans of modern sport, this shouldn't come as a ...