Some recent articles on language and linguistics
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- "Does the Brain Really Know What Word Is Coming Next?" Antonello, Richard J. eLife 15 (April 27, 2026): e111163. https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.111163.
- "The Sound of Populism: Distinct Linguistic Features Across Populist Variants." Wang, Yu et al. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications (April 27, 2026). https://www.nature.com/articles/s41599-026-06799-8.
- "The Phonology of Sperm Whale Coda Vowels." Beguš, Gašper et al. Royal Society Proceedings B: Biological Sciences 293, no. 2069 (April 15, 2026): 20252994. https://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2025.2994.
- "Name Use by Companion Parrots." Benedict, Lauryn et al. PLOS ONE 21, no. 4 (April 17, 2026): e0346830. https://dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0346830.
- "The Evolutionary History and Unique Genetic Diversity of Indigenous Americans." Castro e Silva, Marcos Araújo et al. Nature (April 22, 2026). https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10406-w.
- "The Semantics of Romance Geonyms: Cross-Linguistic Variation Meets Context Sensitivity." Samo, Giuseppe et al. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications (April 15, 2026). https://www.nature.com/articles/s41599-026-07178-z.
[courtesy of Ted McClure]
David Marjanović said,
May 6, 2026 @ 7:51 am
Open access!!!
david said,
May 6, 2026 @ 11:21 am
Very interesting genetics of Indigenous Americans. As for language:
“Analysis of molecular variance showed that genetic clusters explained a modest proportion of genetic variation (9%; P = 0.04), whereas ethnolinguistic groupings explained none (P = 0.57; ”
Stephen Goranson said,
May 6, 2026 @ 2:15 pm
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/06/science/a-mutation-gave-humans-the-gift-of-speech-these-mice-have-it-too.html?unlocked_article_code=1.gVA.mmfJ.YitQe73VPKvq&smid=url-share
KeithB said,
May 7, 2026 @ 8:53 am
Stephen Goranson:
Oh no! They must be Aeslin mice!
(For all the Seanan McGuire Incryptid fans out there)