Human language allows us to learn new words for things we've never witnessed directly. We do this seamlessly, for example,…
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This article was originally featured on The Conversation. Languages are windows into the worlds of the people who speak them…
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Language learners often assume that using rare, complex vocabulary will make their speech sound more fluent. Research suggests that there…
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Public comments from President Trump blaming Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for Russia’s invasion of his country are unnerving Senate Republicans,…
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One of the most important cognitive foundations of human language is our ability to develop associations between the real-world phenomena…
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