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AI is changing scientists’ understanding of language learning

10/21/2022 by : Morten Christiansen , The Conversation

And it is also raising questions about innate grammar.

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The Spontaneous Origins of Language

2/27/2022 by : Morten Christiansen , Wall Street Journal

Which came first, grammatical rules or their exceptions? In an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal, Morten Christiansen, professor of psychology, writes that for decades, linguists bet on rules – but disorder and flux may turn out to be language’s most essential traits.

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Danish children struggle to learn their vowel-filled language – and this changes how adult Danes interact

6/28/2021 by : Morten Christiansen , The Conversation

Why is the Danish language so complicated? Morten Christiansen explains in an op-ed in The Conversation.