Sound Meaning in Language with David M. Sidhu – #95

Minding the Brain by Jim Davies & Kim Hellemans

Dec 1, 202521:41Science & Medicine

Have you ever wondered how J.R.R. Tolkien invented such evocative names? David M. Sidhu joins Jim Davies to discuss language processing, sound symbolism, and iconicity. [...]

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