Are there any pairs of words that you constantly get confused? They’re the ones where you have to think for a second to get them straight.
Why do our brains have this problem? What about these words makes them so …
Category: semantics (page 1 of 2)
For this episode, we want to hear about the emoji usages or combinations that are unique to you and your social network. We’ll unearth new patterns, or at least shine a light on the variability of digital communication. We’re taking …
We’re opening up the Mailbag for another episode.
- Are sneezes written the same way everywhere?
- Do all languages have rhyming name games?
- Can all languages do all the things?
- Why does “this and that” sound normal, but “that and this”
We are once again diving into our voluminous mailbag.
Was the QWERTY layout designed to slow you down? Is English a creole language? Why does a word keep popping up over and over after you first hear it? And what is …
Language is tough. Unless you’re a human! If you’re a computer, it’s another story.
Fortunately, one professor is taking on the task of helping computational researchers understand how semantics informs human communication.
We’re having a chat with Emily Bender of …
It’s time once again to dig into our overflowing mailbag.
- What’s the difference between a hill, a mountain, and a mount?
- Why do we seem to add a negative suffix to positive words, and not the other
Babies are linguistic super-geniuses!
They know a lot about their own language, and they’re able to infer things from other languages. But a new study shows that unloading bulk language upon them isn’t as important as the conversational turns that …
We get mail. From you. And today, we’re answering your questions.
How has jazz influenced our language? And what if you like language diversity, but you’re not too keen on how it’s used?
Daniel and Kylie answer them all on …
Grammar Day is coming soon. Which rules can you safely ignore?
Is it okay for nouns to become verbs and vice versa? What’s wrong with passive voice? And how can you have a healthy grammar outlook?
Daniel, Ben, …
What kind of jokes would computers write?
Humour is a very human thing to do, but can computers learn to do it? They will, if the new generation of computational linguists has their way. But what would a computer find …
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