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The Power of Pronunciation

By Emma Mafi
January 15, 2026 03:00 PM
Every region has unique dialect variations distinguishing it from surrounding states and even counties. Undergrad Hallie Davidson researched this topic further, looking at two variations from her home state of Utah.
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Editing in the Age of AI

By Emma Lindorf
January 13, 2026 03:00 PM
What does the rise of AI mean for student writers and editors who are about to enter the workforce? BYU linguistics professors offer their insight on this unique challenge.
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Exploring How Language Lights Up the Brain: A Study of Pastaza Kichwa Ideophones

By Addison Fisher
December 19, 2025 12:01 PM
In the heart of the Ecuadorian Amazon, researchers Dan P. Dewey, Jeffrey J. Green, Janis Nuckolls, Auna Nygarrd, and Tod D. Swanson set out to explore a fascinating question: Can words alone—without any extra explanation—trigger sensory experiences in the brain?
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ASL: A Language Ready for Translation

By Emma Mafi
December 11, 2025 03:00 PM
Graduate student Nathan Browne dedicated his thesis to creating an AI model that translates ASL by looking at eyebrows. Now, he hopes his findings can shine a light on similar technologies to come.
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Context—The Crux of Comprehension

By Emma Mafi
October 15, 2025 09:00 AM
Graduate student Alyssa Crezee studied sentence processing with the hopes of contributing to one field that’s too often forgotten: autism research.
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From Chaos to Clarity—Untangling Voices to Evaluate Audio Separation

By Addison Fisher
October 09, 2025 11:07 AM
Imagine you're playing a board game—let's say Codenames. As one team is guessing which tiles belong to their team, players on the other team engage in small side conversations. Amidst all the many conversations happening around you, you suddenly wonder: is there a way to separate all those overlapping voices so you can clearly hear each conversation?
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