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Does AI Think in Language?
Humans think in language — or do they? And when AI processes tokens, is that anything like thought? The question turns out to be stranger than it first appears.
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What Is Pragmatics?
Pragmatics explains how context shapes what language actually means. From Grice’s maxims to speech acts, here’s why words never quite speak for themselves.
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What Is Syntax?
Syntax is the set of rules that determines how words combine into sentences. It’s why some strings of words make sense and others don’t — even when the words are real.
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What Is Semantics?
Semantics is the study of meaning in language — from individual words to full sentences. Here’s how it works and why it matters more than you might think.
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What Is Generative Grammar?
Generative grammar is Chomsky’s theory that humans are born with an innate capacity for language. Here’s what it claims, why it was revolutionary, and why it’s still debated.
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What Makes English Grammar So Unusual?
English lacks grammatical gender, dropped most of its case endings, and uses a quirky ‘do’ in questions. Here’s what makes English grammar genuinely strange.