"Did you see that?" It is a simple phrase we hear every day, but how do we know what "that" refers to? A new study from Kyushu University, published in PLOS One, reveals that children and adults use ...

Cognitive scientists develop a new take on an old problem: Why human language has so many words with multiple meanings. Cognitive scientists develop a new take on an old problem: why human language ...

Get the latest federal technology news delivered to your inbox. If you’re one of the 2.4 million Twitter followers of the Hamilton impresario Lin-Manuel Miranda, you’ve come to expect a delightful ...

In any healthcare context, the audience must interpret communications as the producers of the content intended. Humans are vastly different. How we interpret what we hear and see is idiosyncratic by ...

Should language be as clear and precise as possible? You might think so, but it seems that vague words and mixed messages might help you communicate better. Listen, I’m going to be straight with you.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Why did language evolve? While the answer might seem obvious — as a way for individuals to exchange information — linguists and other students of communication have debated this ...

If you’re one of the 2.4 million Twitter followers of the Hamilton impresario Lin-Manuel Miranda, you’ve come to expect a delightful stream of observations, including tweets capturing conversations ...