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
covid-19 coronavirus linguistics speech face-masks coronavirus-insights
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
children linguistics language parents mothers curious-kids curious-kids-us fathers dad names words baby-talk dads
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
linguistics language offensive-language insults
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