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Science is the most reliable form of knowledge that we have, but today, it has certain limits. Descartes prudently stated that science could only deal with the body and not with the soul (or the mind). From this original thought arose the dualism of mind versus body. Recently, this idea has been taken further by […]
The notion of language difference – in contrast to language disorder or delay – is important for clinicians and researchers studying children’s language acquisition. The distinction between difference and disorder reflects the need to distinguish between a standard path of language development, that might for example be described in literature or used as a normative […]
Spanish is considered by some of its speakers — including linguists and philologists such as Teresa Meana Suárez and Claudia Guichard Bello — a sexist language. This is mainly because in Spanish the masculine gender is used to refer to both males and females as a generic form. In terms of human beings, this means […]
Before discussing Linguistic Anthropology, let’s see what Anthropology itself is. Anthropology is the study of humans in society, how they have behaved, what are their lifestyle, cultures, and their origins. The past and the present of human experiences in history are studied in Anthropology. Linguistic Anthropology is a branch of Anthropology that talks about the […]
Apparently, it is illegal to destroy a bank note. I didn’t know that when I and a friend ripped two 50€ notes and threw them into the sea. I was just testing that I could do it, because otherwise — I thought to myself — there is a chance that I am psychologically enslaved to money, and I really […]
Babel is a magazine that brings you cutting-edge linguistic research in an accessible format. Their February edition features a piece titled ‘The acquisition of kinship’, in which Michelle Pascoe reflects on the meaning of being called a mother. Michelle is a professor at the University of Cape Town, South Africa. She specialises in language acquisition […]
I hate to break it to you, but [insert the name of your country] does not actually exist. Basically, it doesn’t make any sense that something a group of people decide to imagine ‘exists’. If a group of children gets together to play doctors, why is their hospital not real but that of adult people […]
Hosted at the London University of the Arts, the symposium ‘Behind Eyes Wide Shut‘ included my presentation on the scientific aspects of the film. My ideas were well received and sparked an interesting discussion at the end, together with my fellow panelist Anna Friederike Dajka, who also explored the psychology of personal relationships. My conference […]
Sapiens is a digital magazine whose mission is to bring anthropology to the public. It has a pop-up window that asks you whether you are ‘a human’ and would like to subscribe, otherwise you are ‘not a human’. I found it funny and witty, but also odd.
Psycholinguistics is the study of connecting psychological aspects with language and speech, sometimes referred to as the psychology of language. In more depth and biological terms, psycholinguistics is the ability of an individual to use and understand language and its relation to the neurological system. With more research happening in the field of cognitive science, […]
Linguistics is the study of language; how it functions and how it influences human interaction. There are several different branches of linguistics, but in this article, we will discuss the branch of linguistics known as sociolinguistics. Read on more to find out what it is. An introduction to Sociolinguistics Sociolinguistics is a branch of both […]
In a previous article, we have discussed the main types of peer review methodologies available to academic researchers who look to get their work published. The appropriateness of the methodology is often decided on behalf of authors and reviewers by the publishing journal. In this short blog post, we will discuss the single-blind peer review […]
In a previous article, we have already introduced and discussed the concept of the single-blind peer review. In this article, we are going to look at a variation of this – the double- blind peer review – and discuss the pros and cons of this methodology. We will also directly compare the single-blind to double-blind […]
There are many types of peer review methodologies, including open peer reviews and closed peer reviews. In this article, we are going to discuss what a non-peer review is, and how it differs from some of the more commonly used peer review methods. What is a non-peer review? A non-peer review is exactly what you […]
When we consider traditional peer review methodologies such as a single-blind or double-blind peer review, we are discussing types of closed peer reviews. As described in the articles linked to above, either the author – or both author and reviewer – are ‘closed off’ from each other, meaning they have no way of identifying each […]
In this article we will discuss some different types of peer reviews and how they are used in academic settings today. What is a Peer Review? Peer review is a method of evaluating the work of one’s peers. This may be done informally by colleagues in academia, or more formally as part of an examination […]
In its most basic form, linguistics is the scientific study of language. The field of linguistics is a vast and complex one, that focuses on the nature and structure of language. This is typically broken down into different sub-branches that cover everything from the origin and evolution of language to the way our brains process […]
The Elsevier-owned preprint repository has accepted two of our papers and selected one of them, ‘The nature of kinship‘, for their cognitive psychology eJournal. We are very happy about this decision, as our work will be freely available to a large audience for free, encouraging connections across disciplines. Rather than just picking from the tree […]
