time perception

Walking Backwards into the Future: How the Aymara Language Redefines Time

What if the past was in front of you and the future was behind you? This isn't science fiction; it's…

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The Future Tense That Never Was: How Languages Without a Future Tense Shape Planning and Perception

Did you know that many languages, like Mandarin Chinese and Finnish, get by perfectly well without a grammatical future tense?…

3 weeks ago

The Grammar of Silence: Why Sign Languages Are as Complex as Spoken Languages

Far from being simple pantomime, sign languages are a testament to the human brain's linguistic ingenuity. These visual-gestural systems possess…

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