Workflow automation software company ServiceNow Inc. today made another acquisition, buying a startup called FriendlyData Inc. that has built a natural language interface for querying databases.

Language is a unique evolutionary achievement considered to have decisively driven the sophistication of human cognition 1. Comprehending spoken language, which is the focus of this article, is the ...

With more people using voice-activated assistants like Amazon Echo and Google Home, developers with natural language processing skills have vaulted into the No. 1 position on a hottest-skills index ...

Exposure to child-directed speech sharpens infants' language processing skills and can predict future success. New work indicates early intervention can improve language skills in kids lagging behind.

Claudio Brozzoli receives funding from Angence Nationale pour la Recherche (ANR) and James S. McDonnell Foundation. Simon Thibault does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any ...

Much has been said about the remarkable ability humans have to extract meaning from language. That ability is remarkable indeed. In a split second, we perceive a spoken or written word and immediately ...

Fifty years of research has revealed the sad truth that the children of lower-income, less-educated parents typically enter school with poorer language skills than their more privileged counterparts.