Researchers use AI and behavior to pinpoint when children begin productive language
UChicago-led study finds language memorization turns to generation around 30 months of age
AI is biased against speakers of African American English, study finds
Large language models attributed negative attributes, less prestigious jobs and more convictions to speakers
New book explores emergence of touch-based language in DeafBlind communities
In ‘Going Tactile,’ UChicago linguistic anthropologist Terra Edwards investigates the nature of communication and its limits
From Israeli digs to Greenland villages, UChicagoans travel the world for research
Students, faculty share how they spent their summers studying everything from languages to glaciers
Why you can’t stop playing Wordle, according to a computational linguist
Jason Riggle on how the game forces us to engage with language in creative ways
How the University’s first Ph.D. graduate strengthened ties between Chicago and Japan
Eiji Asada, who earned his doctorate in 1893, helped bring English education to his native country
To reduce vaccine hesitancy, language matters in building public trust
Study finds that the same information, presented in a different language, can boost confidence
True or false? What a UChicago linguist will look for during the presidential debates
For Prof. Chris Kennedy, debates and voter reactions will test country’s capacity for dialogue
How the way we talk both unites and divides us
In new book, Prof. Katherine D. Kinzler argues that how you speak reflects who you are
Michael Silverstein, groundbreaking anthropologist and linguist, 1945-2020
In half-century at UChicago, scholar made ‘foundational’ contributions to understanding of language