Life is a learning journey
Disclaimer: The language-learning application covered in this review features AI-generated assets and outputs pretty heavily. If you have watched sponsored segments on videos, you might have come across language learning applications like Babbel and LingoPie (which I have reviewed before) pop up. There are some more minor examples, though these applications tend to vary in … Continue reading…
To introduce the second month of our mini series in the influence of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) in languages, from how we speak and write, to how we learn languages, I want to introduce you to some literature concerning the use of chatbots employing large language models (LLMs) in language learning. In the ecosystem of … Continue reading Chatbots in language learning
In late-2025, denizens of the Internet noticed a pattern in how punctuations are used by large language models (LLMs) when generating their responses to a given prompt. Putting aside the verbosity, pervasive use of style words, and very ironically here, tendency to use the rule of three, users have pointed out that the ‘quickest’ way … Continue reading The em-dash
Over the course of human history, several paradigm shifts have occurred to change how we communicate with one another. From the invention of writing to the printing press, radio, and later, the Internet, the patterns in which we communicate have developed in punctuated spurts, such as the development of Internet and messaging lingo, with the … Continue reading How has LLM use impacted human…
Well, today’s little post is just about to make me feel old and aged. But yes, The Language Closet has officially turned 10 years old today! I had taken the time to reflect on the changes, growth, amongst other aspects which have happened on this very website, as with other milestones achieved during my decade … Continue reading 10 years of The Language Closet
In recent years on this website, we have given a pretty critical eye on the use and prevalence of large language models (LLMs), more often realised as generative artificial intelligence (GAI), in academic literature that I tend to surround myself with at work and on here. The main critical points I have made in the … Continue reading How has LLM use impacted the language of scientific writing?
Traditionally, language teaching and learning occur in a classroom setting, where an educator would facilitate and deliver a lesson, and getting the students to practice speaking with one another. A paradigm shift would come with the advent of the Internet and search engines would provide greater accessibility and resources to prospective language learners, transforming the … Continue reading What…
Within the ecosystem of commonly-used or new language learning applications, I have been witnessing a trend. Duolingo, a major language learning application for instance, has dedicated fully to pivoting towards the use of generative artificial intelligence (GAI) in its course design, and replacing human translation teams in favour of GAI. Similarly, on the App Store, … Continue reading Biting the…
In Scandinavian country banter, Denmark usually gets the short end of the stick by having the language everyone would make fun of. Several comedy videos have shown how garbled the Danish language sounds to Norwegian and Swedish speakers, and to much more hilarious effect, even fellow Danish speakers. If one thinks this cannot appear any … Continue reading What makes the Danish language so……
In our lives, there is a certain tendency to describe and classify things, like sorting out the recycling. This need for classification also extends to academia as well, most notably in the fields of biology (more precisely, taxonomy), and linguistics. But within the fields that attempt to fit elements containing many nuances into discrete categories, … Continue reading The lumpers and the…