Ale Checcarelli

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For the first time, researchers have collected evidence that African elephants intentionally and creatively use gestures to signal what they want — a method of communication associated with human language. idahostatesman.com/news/nation-wo…

Lost in translation? Why human expertise still matters in the age of AI unsw.edu.au/newsroom/news/…

#NovitàBibliografiche 🔹N. De Blasi, Minimanze, Studi di storia della lingua italiana, a cura di C. De Caprio, C. Di Bonito, F. Montuori 🔸 D. Słapek, R. Sosnowski, G. Vaccaro (a cura), (Oltre) i canoni grammaticali 🌐accademiadellacrusca.it (sezione Novità bibliografiche)

How mother tongue moulds us bbc.com/audio/play/w3c…

This is my favorite book on the evolution of language. What I love about it is that, while it does discuss both nativist (generativist) and functionalist approaches to language, I think it makes it pretty clear that only the functionalist approach really comports with all the genetic and paleontological evidence we have about the evolution of language.

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New Issue of Studies in Second Language Acquisition now available 📚 cup.org/4cX6Ulo #SLA

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New Cambridge Element, Technology and Connected Language Learning Across Time and Space, by Chun Lai, out now! Read for free for the next 2 weeks at cup.org/4tpvT5S #cambridgeelements #languageandlinguistics

#Book: #Rhythms of #Speech and Language Physiology, #Cognition, Culture Editors: Lars Meyer, Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences/ Antje Strauss, University of Konstanz. Published: May 2026 Availability: Available @CambridgeUP #contents" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">cambridge.org/it/universityp…

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Mothers’ language choices have double the impact in bilingual families

Did technology drive the evolution of language? A recent study suggests that ancient humans evolved to be better teachers as technology advanced. The study tracks improvements in human technology over time and uses that to approximate when language evolved.

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Certain grammatical rules never appear in any known language. By constructing artificial languages that have these rules, linguists can use neural networks to explore how people learn.

🗞️ Here’s what happened this week in language and linguistics! linguisticdiscovery.com/posts/2026-17/

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Words shape how our brains process feelings and guide decisions

Don’t miss your chance to read the new Cambridge element, Constructions, Networks and Linguistic Change, by Graeme Trousdale and Elizabeth Closs Traugott! Free access available until 6 May at cup.org/3QzDrVN #cambridgeelements #languageandlinguistics