Cognitive Linguistics

The Dad Who Taped 90,000 Hours of Baby Talk

What if you could record every moment of your child's life to understand how they learn to talk? MIT researcher…

6 days ago

Language and Spatial Cognition

Your native language does more than just give you words for "left" and "right"; its very grammar shapes how you…

6 days ago

Logophoricity: The Grammar of Point of View

How do we know who "he" is in the sentence "John said he was tired"? While English leaves it ambiguous,…

1 month ago

One Slice, One Loaf: The Logic of Measure Words

Ever wondered why you can't say "one rice" in English or "one bread" in Chinese? This post dives into the…

1 month ago

The Two ‘Haves’ of Irish: Possession as a State

Unlike English, the Irish language doesn't have a single verb for "to have." Instead, to say "I have a book",…

1 month ago

The Brain’s Glue: Solving the Binding Problem

When you hear 'the blue ball', how does your brain know 'blue' applies to 'ball' and not something else? This…

1 month ago

The Grammar of Your Thoughts

Did you know the way you structure a sentence can reveal your deepest cognitive patterns? Our language isn't just for…

1 month ago

5 Tips to Beat Writer’s Block

Stuck staring at a blank screen? Writer's block isn't a failure of imagination—it's a linguistic puzzle waiting to be solved.…

1 month ago

The Syntax of Your File System

Did you know that every time you save a file, you're using a form of language? Your computer's folder structure…

1 month ago

Metonymy: The Brain’s Ultimate Linguistic Shortcut

Metonymy, where we use a related concept to stand in for the whole (e.g., "The White House announced..."), isn't just…

1 month ago

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