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In spoken language, interruption means talking over someone. But how do you interrupt in a visual language like ASL? We…
Ever wonder why we have both "was" and "were", or why the plural of "mouse" is "mice" but "house" is…
We often dismiss birdsong as simple alarms or mating calls, but what if birds are forming simple sentences? Groundbreaking research…
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Ever wonder how "aspirin" or "zipper" went from protected trademarks to everyday words? This is "genericide", the high-stakes process where…
Ever wonder about the little voice that reads along with you in your head? This phenomenon, known as subvocalization, is…
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