Using ChatGPT for grammatical analysis of a sentence written in Bosnian language

Abstract

 In the modern era, artificial intelligence is advancing at an increasingly rapid pace, yet humans still lack a clear understanding of the extent to which we can rely on it—or whether we can rely on it at all. In this paper, we compare the grammatical analysis of a sentence generated by ChatGPT with a grammatical analysis conducted based on the Grammar of the Bosnian Language (Jahić, Halilović, & Palić, 2000), a normative reference work that serves as the foundational literature in all mother-tongue curricula across educational levels. Our aim is to examine whether the potential of artificial intelligence can be utilized as support in learning the morphological and syntactic rules of one’s native language. As we anticipated, ChatGPT performed quite well in the tasks assigned, but it still made several mistakes. This fact supports the view that students should indeed be given the opportunity to use it, but not with unconditional trust, since it — at least for now — cannot match natural linguistic competence and critical thinking.