91�� News - Dept. of Linguistics

AI that can learn patterns of human language

webfull — Wed, 12 Oct 2022 14:27:33 +0000

Human languages are notoriously complex, and linguists have long thought it would be impossible to teach a machine how to analyze speech sounds and word structures in the way humans do. But researchers from 91��, MIT, and Cornell University have taken a step in this direction. They have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) system that can learn the rules and patterns of human languages on its own.

Published: 12 October 2022

Understanding our perception of rhythm

webfull — Thu, 08 Jul 2021 16:31:29 +0000

Scientists have long known that while listening to a sequence of sounds, people often perceive a rhythm, even when the sounds are identical and equally spaced. One regularity that was discovered over 100 years ago is the Iambic-Trochaic Law: when every other sound is loud, we tend to hear groups of two sounds with an initial beat. When every other sound is long, we hear groups of two sounds with a final beat. But why does our rhythm perception work this way?

Published: 8 July 2021

Computer accurately predicts Scotiabank Giller winner

webfull — Wed, 11 Nov 2015 21:36:43 +0000

But then the human intervened...

Published: 11 November 2015

Formally and substantively biased generalization to novel onset clusters

mark.styles@91��.Ca — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 01:05:07 +0000

Published: 1 April 2008

From Nominal Mapping to Prosodic Bootstrapping: The acquisition of determiners in "Germanic" and "Romance"

mark.styles@91��.Ca — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 20:21:33 +0000