Linguistics News
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Exploring How Language Lights Up the Brain: A Study of Pastaza Kichwa Ideophones
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
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
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
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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US Law Codes: Decoded
US law codes, the official compilation of federal laws, are notorious for being complex. A recent study offers insights into why law codes are so difficult to understand—and why that may not be a good thing.
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What Your Danish Says About You
Every language has accents, and they just might reveal more about you than you think.
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