This article about languages includes the research of Morten Christiansen, psychology professor and co-director of Cornell's Cognitive Science Program. He is a co-author of new research finding that language is less arbitrary than assumed: the sounds and shapes of words can reveal aspects of meaning and grammatical function.
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A historical marker for Toni Morrison, M.A. ’55, was unveiled at 513 N. Albany St in Ithaca, where she lived during her first year at Cornell.
