One of the most important cognitive foundations of human language is our ability to develop associations between the ...

The most common word is used twice as often as the second most common word, three times as often as the third most common ...

Just like ChatGPT and other generative language models train on human texts to create grammatically correct sentences, a new ...

All known human languages display a pattern known as Zipf’s law. Now, researchers have found the same pattern in whale song.

JERUSALEM — An international study, led by Israeli and British researchers, has found that whale song has a structure similar ...

Humpback whale song is a striking example of a complex, culturally transmitted behavior, but up to now, there was little ...

Human babies rely on a strategy called “statistical learning” to identify certain words and patterns as they get exposed to ...

Researchers say they've discovered that humpback whale song is passed down over the years and changes — something it has in common with human language. (Carl De Souza/AFP/Getty Images ...

The animals’ complex songs share structural patterns with human language that may make them easier for whales to learn, a new study suggests. By Emily Anthes The English language is full of wond ...

Whale song is more similar to human language than previously thought, research has found. The study, led by the University of St Andrews, revealed a previously undetected “language-like ...