Computational linguistics

Researchers use AI and behavior to pinpoint when children begin productive language A young child plays with letter blocks while an adult watches on.

Researchers use AI and behavior to pinpoint when children begin productive language

AI is biased against speakers of African American English, study finds Rows of small white tiles with speech bubble sit on a yellow background. The right upper corner tile is orange with a speech bubble that contains an "X".

AI is biased against speakers of African American English, study finds

UChicago researchers use machine learning to examine meanings across languages A stack of German, French, Spanish and English language books sits on a laptop keyboard next to a notebook and pen. Written on the notebook are translations for "love," "mother," "father," "family" and "home" in several languages.

UChicago researchers use machine learning to examine meanings across languages

Why you can’t stop playing Wordle, according to a computational linguist Wordle

Why you can’t stop playing Wordle, according to a computational linguist

Words of the Year

Words of the Year


Study of American Sign Language provides insights into long-term language change

Study of American Sign Language provides insights into long-term language change