cognition

Five-Star Lies: The Linguistics of Fake Reviews

Ever wondered if that glowing five-star review is too good to be true? This article delves into the fascinating world…

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How to Own Without ‘Have’: The Be-Languages

In languages like English, you 'have' a book. But in Russian, Irish, or Turkish, you would say "to me there…

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The Unspoken Tutor: How Games Teach Language

How do video games teach us to navigate new worlds and master complex actions without a single word of instruction?…

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The Scribe’s Mistake: Errors in Medieval Texts

Before the printing press, every book was a handmade original, and every scribe made mistakes. Far from being mere blemishes,…

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The Child Who Forgot to Speak: Childhood L1 Attrition

We often worry about losing a second language, but what happens when a child starts to forget their first? First-language…

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The Milliseconds Before You Speak

Before a single sound leaves your lips, your brain performs an incredible series of high-speed calculations. In just a few…

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10 Biases AI Learned From Our Writing

AI models learn language from us, warts and all. From reinforcing gender stereotypes in professions to assuming a Western-centric worldview,…

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10 UX Writing Rules from Linguistics

Every button, menu, and error message you read is a piece of micro-linguistics. This article reveals 10 crucial rules of…

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Beyond Nominative: 10 Coolest Grammatical Cases

If you think cases are just for Latin or German, think again. This listicle dives into ten of the most…

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Spot the Bot: 10 Cues of Deepfake Audio

As AI voice cloning masters the art of imitation, telling human from machine is becoming a crucial skill. This guide…

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