Psycholinguistics

Cluttering: The Other Fluency Disorder

While stuttering is widely recognized, Cluttering is the "orphan" of speech disorders, characterized by rapid bursts of speech and the…

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Cratylus: Are Names Arbitrary?

Is the word "cat" purely random, or does the sound itself carry the essence of the animal? We revisit Plato’s…

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Echolalia: The Function of Repetition

Echolalia, the involuntary repetition of another person's words, has long been misunderstood as a barrier to communication. However, through the…

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Hypercorrection: The Tragedy of “Whom Shall Go”

Hypercorrection is the linguistic tragedy of trying so hard to be right that you end up wrong. From the awkwardness…

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Paralipsis: The Rhetoric of Mentioning by Ignoring

Paralipsis is the ancient rhetorical art of emphasizing a subject by significantly pretending to pass over it—exemplified by phrases like,…

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Total Physical Response: Learning by Moving

Why do we remember commands like "stand up" better if we actually perform the action? This post explores Total Physical…

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The Affective Filter: Why Anxiety Kills Fluency

Despite years of study, many language learners freeze up in real-world conversations, a phenomenon explained by Stephen Krashen's "Affective Filter"…

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Mirror Writing: Da Vinci’s Brain and Dyslexia

Far from being a mere mistake, mirror writing offers a fascinating glimpse into how the human brain processes visual symmetry…

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Semantic Priming: Why ‘Butter’ Unlocks ‘Bread’

Have you ever noticed how hearing the word "Salt" instantly makes you think of "Pepper"? This isn't a coincidence; it's…

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Malapropisms: The Linguistics of the Wrong Word

Named after the character Mrs. Malaprop from a 1775 play, malapropisms are linguistic errors where a speaker substitutes a correct-sounding…

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