Phonology – the systematic organisation of sounds in language – plays a critical role in language acquisition, reflecting the interplay between innate predispositions and environmental input. Research ...

Scientists have spent the last five years observing sperm whale communication and behaviors using tags, buoys and drones. They’ve finally begun to learn how whales use calls for communication.

Phonological development in children encompasses the progressive organisation of sound patterns that underlie spoken language. This intricate process enables the acquisition of clear and intelligible ...

The Program in Linguistics, while small, has experienced a dramatic increase in interest from students representing departments across campus. The field appeals to students who like unraveling ...

Recently, a trend has caught the attention of many linguists, especially those interested in sounds. This trend happens to be sound change, specifically, how it happens and why it happens. This ...

The University of Delaware’s Jeffrey Heinz, whose research on machine learning has applications in such fields as artificial intelligence and robotics, has received the 2017 Early Career Award from ...

Like learning math, from simple counting to solving complex equations, language learning happens in a similar stepwise fashion, with each new step building on previous knowledge. Brown (1973) outlines ...

Sifting through two-thirds of the world’s languages, scientists have discovered a strange pattern: Words with the same meanings in different languages often seem to share the same sounds — even when ...

Some “clicks” made by sperm whales may actually be “clacks,” but marine biologists debate what, if anything, that means.