New research from Cornell University and Aarhus University suggests that language may rely less on complex, tree‑like grammatical structures and more on simple, linear patterns of words that can be ...
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 ...
I tried to become an 'expert in the beauty of micro-expressions' ...
A new study suggests that language may rely less on complex grammar than previously thought. Every time we speak, we’re ...
Because it suggests that our mental representation of language includes things grammar theory has been ignoring for decades.
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