psycholinguistics

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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Incubus: The Horror Cult Classic Filmed in Esperanto

Explore the bizarre history of *Incubus* (1966), the horror cult classic starring William Shatner that was filmed entirely in Esperanto.…

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Why It’s ‘Feet’ Not ‘Foots’: The Logic of I-Umlaut

Why do we say "feet" instead of "foots"? It isn't a random quirk of English grammar, but the result of…

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From LEGO to Hygge: The Danish Words You Already Know

From the nursery to the design studio, Danish words like LEGO and Hygge have infiltrated the global consciousness, yet their…

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A Measure for Everything: How Mandarin Categorizes the World

In Mandarin Chinese, you cannot simply say "three books"—grammatical rules force speakers to categorize the world through specific classifiers based…

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From Chutzpah to Glitch: The Yiddish Words You Already Speak

While everyone knows "bagel", few realize that technical terms like "glitch" and emotive words like "schlep" are Yiddish loanwords that…

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Oulipo: Writing Under Constraint

Discover Oulipo, the French literary group that combines mathematics and writing to prove that strict constraints are the key to…

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Kinesics: Reading Body Motion

Ray Birdwhistell’s theory of Kinesics challenges us to analyze body language with the same grammatical rigor we apply to spoken…

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Paralinguistics: Meaning Beyond Words

Words provide the data, but paralinguistics provide the manual on how to interpret them. This article explores how volume, pitch,…

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aUI: The Constructed Language of Space

aUI (the Language of Space) is a constructed language created by Dr. John Weilgart, who claimed it was taught to…

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