“If it were done when ’tis done, then ’twere well if it were done quickly.” This is probably not how you’d tell someone to hurry it up in your day-to-day life. But as an actor, you’re likely to ...

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 ...

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 ...

A new study led by researchers at the University of Oxford and the Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) has found that large language models (LLMs) – the AI systems behind chatbots like ChatGPT – generalize ...

As you consider the complexity and interdependence required by team members to work together effectively in the workplace, one area that's key to examine is your culture's language patterns. Our ...

Is it possible to spot personality dysfunction from someone's everyday word use? My colleagues and I have conducted research that suggests you can, and often sooner than you might expect. Whether in a ...

Charlotte Entwistle has received funding from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) and Leverhulme Trust. Is it possible to spot personality dysfunction from someone’s ...