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Q&A: A simpler way to understand syntax
January 29, 2026
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 29 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news:

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Q&A: A simpler way to understand syntax

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For decades, MIT Professor Ted Gibson has taught the meaning of language to first-year graduate students in the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences (BCS). A new book, Gibson's first, brings together his years of teaching and research to detail the rules of how words combine.

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