All exist, among many others, in the world of esoteric programming languages, and Daniel Temkin has written a forthcoming ...

Language rules for combining words to generate novel meanings - known as syntax - can no longer be thought of as uniquely human.

Here’s my 2023 language book gift guide for every type of word nerd. For the rule follower: Most people, even grammar-savvy types, don’t know about usage guides.

The source of the book’s vitality is its language—supple and colloquial, yet framed in the syntax of surprise. The syncopated speech patterns constantly shift away from familiar formulations.

Ola Bini, a core JRuby developer and author of the book Practical JRuby on Rails Projects, has been developing a new language for the JVM called Ioke. This strongly typed, extremely dynamic ...

Human language may not be as unique as you think. Birds use compositional syntax to communicate too, scientists say.

The study of language semantics and syntax explores the intricate relationship between meaning and grammatical structure. Contemporary research has increasingly focused on how semantic content is ...

Ordering words to create a variety of meanings (syntax) is a key aspect of human language. Although other animals have language, none so far have been shown to have syntax -- until now. Here, ...