Have you ever noticed how certain phrases or word choices can tell you so much about someone's background? I'm not talking about accents or dialects here. I'm talking about those subtle linguistic ...

AI is transforming every industry, from medicine to film to finance. So, why not use it to study one of the world's most revered ancient texts, the Bible? An international team of researchers, ...

What separates a good talk from a great one often isn’t the words—it’s the body language. After analyzing 1,000 TED talks, these are the 10 patterns that make speakers unforgettable. What separates a ...

The technology is one of the strongest examples yet of how artificial intelligence can be used in a seamless, practical way to improve people’s lives. By Brian X. Chen Brian X. Chen is The Times’s ...

We estimated linear mixed-effects models to analyze changes in language patterns (as measured using Linguistic Inquiry and Word Count) among neurodiverse youth to introduce a novel assessment useful ...

Language is powerful because it embeds social identities and beliefs: it expresses who we are, and shapes our understanding of each other. Thus, language is not only a window for understanding society ...

From "yeet" to "social distancing," new words and phrases constantly emerge and evolve in American English. But how do these neologisms—newly coined terms—gain acceptance and become part of mainstream ...