Corpus-based studies have become increasingly common in linguistic typology over recent
years, amounting to the emergence of a new field that we call corpus-based typology. The …

The development of large-scale corpora has led to a quantum leap in our understanding of
speech in recent years. By contrast, the analysis of massive datasets has so far had a limited …

Formal and functional theories of language seem disparate, because formal theories answer
the question of what a language is, while functional theories answer the question of what …

Semantic universals are properties of meaning shared by the languages of the world. We
offer an explanation of the presence of such universals by measuring simplicity in terms of …

Communication needs to be complex enough to be functional while minimizing learning and
production costs. Recent work suggests that the vocalizations and gestures of some …

In this modern era, the YouTube application is one of the media to improve students' English
listening learning, one of which is through the TED YouTube channel. It also applies to …

Categorization is the foundation of many cognitive functions. Importantly, the categories we
use to structure the world are informed by the language we speak. For example, whether we …

Voice modulatory cues such as variations in fundamental frequency, duration and pauses
are key factors for structuring vocal signals in human speech and vocal communication in …

Experimental semiotics (ES) investigates how novel semiotic systems emerge by observing
people ground communication in lab games, thus exposing the fundamental principles of …

While natural languages differ widely in both canonical word order and word order flexibility,
their word orders still follow shared cross-linguistic statistical patterns, often attributed to …