Linguistics

The MIT Festival of Learning sparked discussions on better integrating a sense of purpose and social responsibility into hands-on education.

A new analysis suggests our language capacity existed at least 135,000 years ago, with language used widely perhaps 35,000 years after that.

The Institute also ranks second in seven subject areas.

The Student Ambassadors program offers MIT undergraduates from across language areas opportunities to share their voices, passion, and commitment with the community.

The longtime professor is remembered for his influential role in MIT’s linguistics program and in the expansion of foreign language instruction at the Institute.

New research shows that a grasp of grammar helps even very young children figure out when they must acquire new words.

The professor emerita was recognized for her work on natural language interpretation and linguistic expression.

New professors join anthropology, economics, history, linguistics, music and theater arts, and philosophy departments, as well as the Program in Science, Technology, and Society.

The Institute also ranks second in five subject areas.

Study finds language-processing difficulties are an indicator — in addition to memory loss — of amnestic mild cognitive impairment.

From a scholarly monograph on Haitian language to a feminist history of social media photography, grant recipients bring new perspectives to the world through the MIT Press.

MIT students studied the Indigenous language during a new Independent Activities Period course to gain exposure and understand the language’s cultural and practical value.

Master's students Irene Terpstra ’23 and Rujul Gandhi ’22 use language to design new integrated circuits and make it understandable to robots.

An MIT student and linguistics professor spot an emerging English phrase and examine what it tells us about syntax — but questions remain.

Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences faculty members Ev Fedorenko, Ted Gibson, and Roger Levy believe they can answer a fundamental question: What is the purpose of language?

In new research, MIT linguists explore how human language handles leaps from the here and now.

Project leaders at the MIT Language Acquisition Lab say their research could shed new light on the nature of language learning.

For Rani Ukhengching Marma from Bangladesh, protecting the Indigenous language also means preserving her culture, traditional knowledge, and generational wisdom.

Five staff members recognized for their contributions to the MIT community.

Through a speaker series and activities in the Concourse learning community, the project's leaders aim to promote the value of open discussion on campus.

The Institute also ranks second in five subject areas.

Built on recent advances in machine learning, the model predicts how well individuals will produce and comprehend sentences.

Selection as LSA Fellow marks the highest honor in the field of linguistics.

On its own, a new machine-learning model discovers linguistic rules that often match up with those created by human experts.

Earning the top spot for the 11th straight year, the Institute also places first in 12 subject areas.

A Stata Center wing and celebratory event mark their achievements and the next generation of linguistics research at MIT.

This aspect of syntax helps us do much more than just build sentences, linguist Shigeru Miyagawa contends.

The Institute also ranks second in two subject areas.

MIT philosopher Justin Khoo explores tensions in the ways we use language, seek truth, and communicate about the world.

Senior Shardul Chiplunkar aims to be a translator between the tech world and the rest of society.