The new wave of Silicon Valley–backed gene-editing startups is straight out of “Brave New World.”

Whether you are a newcomer or you’ve lived there for years, learn to look closer and deepen your connection

Anne Poelina gives first authorship to a source with deep knowledge about water — the river itself.

The origins of language are not found in the bouba-kiki effect

Recent advances in machine learning have put an emphasis on the role of big data in studying language structure and linguistic diversity. However, the languages for which there are big data represent ...

簡介 Introduction 我手寫我心係一個用粵文寫作嘅兒童、青少年徵文活動。第一屆於 2025 年舉辦，有九個地區小朋友參與。 喺四十幾篇投稿裏面，三位評審揀出 18 篇優秀作品、配以粵拼、英文翻譯、專業聲演然後集合成書以及本網頁。 Writing from the Heart is a Cantonese writing initiative for 5-18 years old y…

In this interview, Paul Kiparsky introduces us to the ancient Indian grammarian Pāṇini and the philosophical significance of his grammatical description of Sanskrit.

An incidental consequence of having written a book on tech-fascism and the so-called rationalist movement is that I find myself periodically queried for my thoughts on artificial intelligence. On the ...

Call for Papers: Meeting Description: The Chicago Linguistic Society (CLS) is the oldest student-run linguistics organization in the United States. This academic year, CLS will host its 62nd Annual Meeting (CLS 62), to be held from April 17 through April 19, 2026 at the University of Chicago. Upholding a longstanding tradition, the conference serves as a forum for leading scholars and researchers from around the world to engage in the exchange of ideas across all areas of linguistics. CLS is

Launched by Stanford’s GSE Black Academic Development Lab, the journal connects traditionally siloed research areas to highlight the link between language practices and Black cultural identity.