This is a preview. Log in through your library . Journal Information Natural Language & Linguistic Theory provides a forum for the discussion of theoretical research that pays close attention to ...

We start this page with the hypothesis that the lexicon is initially underspecified: that some features may be NIL (not specified as either plus or minus). A NIL feature is represented either with no ...

This paper addresses a phenomenon in which certain word-parts can be omitted. The evidence shows that the full range of data cannot be captured by a sublexical analysis, since the phenomena can be ...

I was a plenary speaker at the Twenty Seventh International Conference on Head Driven Phrase Structure Grammar (HPSG 2020). HPSG is a theory allied to Construction Grammar. I spoke on "Null ...

Our brain links incoming speech sounds to knowledge of grammar, which is abstract in nature. But how does the brain encode abstract sentence structure? In a neuroimaging study published in PLOS ...

Elevate your writing with these seven grammar techniques for clarity and impact. Switch to active voice for a stronger tone and avoid redundant phrases for conciseness. Careful modifier placement ...

Monkeys can understand the simple rules of grammar but the key element of all human languages is beyond them, a study at Harvard University has shown. The research with cotton-top tamarins shows they ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Monkeys are able to grasp simple rules of grammar but the key principle common to all human languages is beyond them, new research has ...

Budgerigars are grammar pedants too. Just like us, these parrots use the grammatical structure of unfamiliar phrases to work out what they mean. There is evidence that some birds pay attention to the ...