A new study uses deep linear networks to prove that language undergoes iterated learning to become structured and learnable.

Infants begin life with an intrinsic sensitivity to the acoustic and facial cues of language, rapidly specialising in the phonetic distinctions of their native tongue within the first year. Early ...

Over the past several years, there has been an increased research output in the field of language acquisition and its effects on the brain. This is especially true with regards to the effects of ...