Boom, crash, and beep.
These words are onomatopoeic; they sound kind of like the thing they describe. Onomatopoeia has contributed to our vocabulary in some unexpected ways, and may have even helped get language started in …
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Do you like long discussions or heavy conversations?
If you understood that, you’re good at metaphors. They help us express ourselves, and even understand things. But what’s happening in our brains when we hear them? And can metaphors change our …
Does the world look different if you speak a different language?
Can we tell what someone’s culture is like, just from the structure of their syntax?
For linguists, the answers are no. And no.
John McWhorter is the author of …
Even if you’re great at understanding the words to songs, you’ve probably encountered mondegreens.
They’re misheard song lyrics, and they can be funny, bizarre, and sometimes better then the real thing. Why do they happen, and what can they …
How did language begin? What was it like long ago?
Did we come up with meaningful utterances first and then break them down, or did we build language from the words up? Did other pre-humans have language?
Researchers are working …
What if your voice didn’t sound like your own?
About 60 people have Foreign Accent Syndrome, which has given their voice the semblance of a foreign accent. What causes it, and how has it affected their lives?
Linguist Daniel Midgley…
What’s going on in your brain when you hear language?
More than you’d think. Your brain can correct other people’s mistakes without your conscious awareness, and even stimulate parts of your body. How does it work?
Linguist Daniel Midgley gets …
Could language have evolved from birdsong?
A new paper suggests that human language shares features with both the tweeting of our feathered friends, and the buzzing of bees. How might early humans have combined them to make language?
Linguist Daniel …
New research reveals that speaking a second language doesn’t just make you more interesting — it also holds off the symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease.
How does it work? And which second language is right for you?
Linguist Daniel Midgley is …
The King’s Speech has won the Oscar for Best Picture, and this has brought attention to the issue of speech disfluency.
What causes stammering, and how do people learn to manage it? And how affected was the King’s speech, anyway?…
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