The structure of the brain and the nature of evolution suggest that, despite its uniqueness,
language likely depends on brain systems that also subserve other functions. The …

Neuro-symbolic AI is an emerging subfield of Artificial Intelligence that brings together two
hitherto distinct approaches.” Neuro” refers to the artificial neural networks prominent in …

This book provides a pioneering introduction to heritage languages and their speakers,
written by one of the founders of this new field. Using examples from a wide range of …

Why our use of language is highly creative yet also constrained We use words and phrases
creatively to express ourselves in ever-changing contexts, readily extending language …

A proper understanding of intelligibility is at the heart of effective pronunciation teaching,
and with it, successful teaching of speaking and listening. Far from being an optional'add-it …

Heritage speakers are native speakers of a minority language they learn at home, but due to
socio-political pressure from the majority language spoken in their community, their heritage …

The study and understanding of human behaviour is relevant to computer science, artificial
intelligence, neural computation, cognitive science, philosophy, psychology, and several …

An investigation of how children balance rules and exceptions when they learn languages.
All languages have exceptions alongside overarching rules and regularities. How does a …

This book develops a theory of the morpheme in the framework of Distributed Morphology.
Particular emphasis is devoted to the way in which functional morphemes receive their …

Winner of the 2011 Kenneth W. Mildenberger Prize Exploring fluency from multiple vantage
points that together constitute a cognitive science perspective, this book examines research …