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Why do we talk? - BBC Horizon (via mike) “May axes Labour police beat pledge - James notes that every single one of these six words can serve as either a noun (sample possible senses: fifth month; woodcutting implements; opposition party; constabulary; musical timing unit; commitment) or a verb (will possibly; performs chopping; work hard; oversee; physically chastise; give a promise). So we start with 26= 64 different assignments of noun or verb status, and start sifting about for a coherent parse that gives us a meaning that could make sense in some context…” 
Bouba/Kiki Effect “This picture is used as a test to demonstrate that people may not attach sounds to shapes arbitrarily.” |
