The science of how you sound when you talk through a face mask
Worried you won't be understood while wearing a mask? Don't be. We studied how people sound while talking through fabric and the results are encouraging.
Dominic Watt, Senior Lecturer in Forensic Speech Science, University of York •
conversation
July 2, 2020 • ~6 min
July 2, 2020 • ~6 min
Why do kids call their parents 'Mom' and 'Dad'?
One anthropologist found 1,072 similar words for 'mom' and 'dad' in the world's languages. It turns out a mix of biology, culture and encouragement from parents explains this phenomenon.
Denise Bodman, Principal Lecturer in Social and Family Dynamics, Arizona State University •
conversation
May 6, 2020 • ~6 min
May 6, 2020 • ~6 min
Forensic linguists explore how emojis can be used as evidence in court
Forensic linguists are called as expert witnesses in court cases to provide linguistic analysis of legal documents and other forms of oral and documentary evidence -- including emojis.
Russell H. Kaschula, Professor of African Language Studies, Rhodes University
• conversation
March 22, 2020 • ~7 min
March 22, 2020 • ~7 min
Why people take offence
It's all about context.
Tahmineh Tayebi, Lecturer, Aston Institute for Forensic Linguistics, Aston University
• conversation
March 4, 2020 • ~6 min
March 4, 2020 • ~6 min
Mechanisms of real-time speech interpretation in the human brain revealed
Scientists have come a step closer to understanding how we’re able to understand spoken language so rapidly, and it involves a huge and complex set of computations in the brain.
Cambridge University News
• cambridge
Sept. 30, 2019 • ~2 min
Sept. 30, 2019 • ~2 min
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