"Song of the Human": An origin story | MIT News
New work by composer Pete M. Wyer draws inspiration from MIT linguistic scholar Shigeru Miyagawa's hypothesis on the origins of human language.
School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
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Dec. 13, 2016 • ~9 min
Dec. 13, 2016 • ~9 min
Scene at MIT: Stata-o'-lantern | MIT News
MIT News Office
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Oct. 27, 2016 • ~2 min
Oct. 27, 2016 • ~2 min
Sound system | MIT News
In new book, Norvin Richards explores how our voices shape the rules of grammar.
Peter Dizikes | MIT News Office
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Sept. 20, 2016 • ~7 min
Sept. 20, 2016 • ~7 min
QS ranks MIT the world’s top university for 2016-17 | MIT News
Ranked No. 1 for the fifth straight year, the Institute also places first in 12 of 42 disciplines.
MIT News Office
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Sept. 5, 2016 • ~2 min
Sept. 5, 2016 • ~2 min
First major database of non-native English | MIT News
Resource could yield linguistic insights, practical applications for non-native English speakers.
Larry Hardesty | MIT News Office
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July 29, 2016 • ~7 min
July 29, 2016 • ~7 min
Scene at MIT: Reflections on Stata | MIT News
MIT News Office
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June 29, 2016 • ~2 min
June 29, 2016 • ~2 min
Why children confuse simple words | MIT News
Study: Kids have “and/or” problem despite sophisticated reasoning.
Peter Dizikes | MIT News Office
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May 23, 2016 • ~10 min
May 23, 2016 • ~10 min
QS World University Rankings rates MIT No. 1 in 12 subjects for 2016 | MIT News
MIT ranked within the top 5 globally for 19 of 42 subject areas.
Stephanie Eich | Resource Development
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April 8, 2016 • ~1 min
April 8, 2016 • ~1 min
Bringing more data to language debate | MIT News
Larger set of translations may shed light on an idiosyncratic Amazonian language.
Peter Dizikes | MIT News Office
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March 9, 2016 • ~9 min
March 9, 2016 • ~9 min
Code of the humans | MIT News
New book by Noam Chomsky and Robert Berwick explores how people acquired unique language skills.
Peter Dizikes | MIT News Office
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March 1, 2016 • ~6 min
March 1, 2016 • ~6 min
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