AbstractThis chapter reviews the existing research on the semantics of ideophones, a class of words that communicate sensory perceptions, emotions, and cog

AbstractThe complex processes behind construals of iconicity present a challenge for operationalizations of iconicity in scientific investigations. This ch

Our new paper on unpicking the iconicity of ideophones is out in Open Mind!

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Our new paper on phonosemantic maps for exploring iconic associations is out in the JASA special issue on Iconicity and Sound Symbolism 🎉

The methods for making statistical inferences in scientific analysis have diversified even within the frequentist branch of statistics, but comparison has been elusive. We approximate analytically and...

Cross-modal interactions between auditory and haptic perception manifest themselves in language, such as sound symbolic words: crunch, splash, and creak. Several studies have shown strong associations...

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This blog post is a reply to a twitter thread titled “Here are 3 reasons why I hate conlangs”. I show where the author of the thread is wrong in my opinion and explore what conlangs are good for.

Long COVID is an often debilitating illness of severe symptoms that can develop during or following COVID-19. In this Review, Davis, McCorkell, Vogel and Topol explore our knowledge of long COVID and ...

Human communication is by default polysemiotic : it involves the spontaneous combination of two or more semiotic systems , the most important ones being language , gesture , and depiction . We formula...

Scientific Reports - Auditory thresholds compatible with optimal speech reception likely evolved before the human-chimpanzee split

The influential idea that in the past men were hunters and women were not isn’t supported by the available evidence

3,571 likes, 66 comments - officialsadbeige on October 23, 2023: "My child’s wish candle would be base notes of slime with floor grit and pop tart crumbs with to..."

On the basis of decades of cognitive science research into the nature of lexical concepts, we argue that gender categories that reflect the reality of the experiences of transgender people are more us...