Language programs have always played a curious and multifaceted role in academics at Tufts University. As a foundational requirement for School of Arts and Sciences students who don’t test out through ...

Every time we speak, we're improvising. "Humans possess a remarkable ability to talk about almost anything, sometimes putting words together into never-before-spoken or -written sentences," said ...

The performance of natural language models such as ChatGPT is deeply impressive. The performance of another one of these models, the one called "human,"is at least as impressive. The human model is ...

Prosodic and phonological structures form the bedrock of spoken language, orchestrating the rhythm, stress, and intonation that accompany linguistic utterances. These structures are not merely ...

Chimpanzees Asanti and Akuna vocalizing. A new study shows that wild chimpanzees use a variety of call combinations to expand messaging. Credit: Liran Samuni, Taï Chimpanzee Project Chimpanzees Asanti ...

Using artificial intelligence (AI), scientists have unraveled the intricate brain activity that unfolds during everyday ...