Dependency linguistics examines the relationships between words in a sentence, focussing on how syntactic structure is determined by directed links—dependencies—between a head and its dependents. This ...

Humpback whale song is a striking example of a complex, culturally transmitted behavior, but up to now, there was little evidence it has language-like structure. Human language, which is also ...

This release is available in German. This contradicts the common understanding that word-order develops in accordance with a set of universal rules, applicable to all languages. Researchers have ...