How did language begin? Words don't leave artifacts behind — writing began long after language did — so theories of language origins have generally been based on hunches. For centuries there had been ...

After careful analysis, Hansen and colleague Christophe Helmke believe they may finally have the answer—and the evidence has ...

Nearly 7,000 different languages are spoken across the world. But how these languages evolved has long been a source of debate. Now, a group of German researchers has uncovered exactly how language ...

Fuzzy automata extend traditional automata theory by incorporating the principles of fuzzy logic to address uncertainty in computational processes. Unlike classical automata, where transitions are ...

(Medical Xpress)—Contrary to the prevailing theories that music and language are cognitively separate or that music is a byproduct of language, theorists at Rice University's Shepherd School of Music ...

Contrary to the prevailing theories that music and language are cognitively separate or that music is a byproduct of language, theorists advocate that music underlies the ability to acquire language.