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A Lexicon of Light
Since the universe formed, photons have affected everything.
This Simple Structure Unites All Human Languages
Language builds meaning through self-similarity.
Talking Is Throwing Fictional Worlds at One Another
A linguist exposes the inner truths about language.
The Communication We Share with Apes
Hand gestures signal the emergence of human language.
Language Both Enraptures and Deceives Us
An interview with linguist and writer Julie Sedivy.
Cormac McCarthy Returns to the Kekulé Problem
Answers to questions and questions that cannot be answered.
The Rise and Fall of the English Sentence
The surprising forces influencing the complexity of the language we speak and write.
A Linguist Responds to Cormac McCarthy
If language began as a virus, here’s how it spread.
Ingenious: Julie Sedivy
Why language both enraptures and deceives us.
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