There's always that one friend who pulls out random big words in the middle of a casual sentence. To them, it feels natural, even if it leaves others standing around with a puzzled look. It's almost ...

You might deem it self-evident that words should have meanings, but a growing number of people believe words can mean anything the speaker wants. It seems we now inhabit the fictional world imagined ...

Abstract: We detect out-of-vocabulary (OOV) words from spoken utterances. A straightforward cascade model, where syllable recognition and word segmentation are simply concatenated, often fails to ...

Scientist from Shanghai, China developed and trained a brain-computer interface that can decode Mandarin Chinese syllables. Neurological conditions — such as strokes and degenerative diseases — can ...

A new study published in Science Advances presents a method that converts human brain activity into coherent, descriptive text—even when the brain is not actively processing language. Instead of ...

In Mean Girls (2004), the “Plastics,” led by Regina George (Rachel McAdams), use their “burn book” to record derogatory remarks intended to ostracize other students. In a bid to take down her rival, ...

When we use words to communicate, we not only have to choose what to say, but also what not to say, and how to say it. How we decide to frame a message can influence how people think, feel, and ...

As Steve Jobs said, asking for help is “what separates, sometimes, the people who do things from the people who just dream about them.” So if you need something, asking politely is effective. (As Mark ...

Slang words are more than just a playful twist on language; they’re a reflection of cultural shifts, regional quirks, and generational divides. We all know that language evolves, but sometimes it ...

The Department of Energy has told employees to avoid using certain words, including "climate change," "green" and "sustainable," according to an internal email sent to staff and obtained by NPR. The ...