Language

Decoding ‘noisy’ language in daily lifeStudy shows how people rationally interpret linguistic input.

MIT and Haiti sign agreement to promote Kreyòl-language STEM educationInitiative designed to help Haitians gain technical education.

How human language could have evolved from birdsongLinguistics and biology researchers propose a new theory on the deep roots of human speech.

Zue awarded Okawa PrizeHonored for work in speech science and spoken-language systems

MIT sailing receives trio of ICSA All-Academic Team honors

Q&A: Michel DeGraff on teaching STEM in KreyòlA model for reaching science-hungry students around the world who speak local languages

Brain’s language center has multiple rolesNeuroscientists find Broca’s area is really two subunits, each with its own function.

Freshman Jimenez-Galindo and junior Trac win de Courtivron PrizesPrize honors cross-cultural fluency

Byki Online builds proficiency in 70 languagesThis resource for the MIT community features instruction in 70 languages, from Afrikaans to Zulu.

The advantage of ambiguityCognitive scientists develop a new take on an old problem: why human language has so many words with multiple meanings.

Perreau receives Newton Fellowship from the British AcademyReceives research associate appointment from Cambridge University

In the World: Murmurs of MayanMIT undergraduate travels to Mexico in hopes of documenting and preserving ancient linguistic phenomena — and the culture behind them.

Localizing language in the brainNew study pinpoints areas of the brain used exclusively for language, providing a partial answer to a longstanding debate in cognitive science.

Looking beyond EnglishMIT professor uses linguistics in an ESL classroom to teach scientific principles, empower a new generation of critical thinkers.

Wordly wisdomWhat determines the length of words? MIT researchers say they know.

Ask a linguist: Q&A with David PesetskyProfessor, AAAS fellow discusses 'Universal Grammar,' relationship between language and music

Said and DoneHumanities, arts, and social sciences digest for October 2010

Computer automatically deciphers ancient languageA new system that took a couple hours to decipher much of the ancient language Ugaritic could help improve online translation software.

Emeritus: Sound reasoningMIT emeritus linguist Morris Halle sees his influence live on — and take some unexpected directions