Language

Better than Wordle: from my new favorite language game Semantle we can learn how computers understand the meaning of words based on context.

Whether it is preferred to say that someone is a ‘person with autism’ or an ‘autistic person’ is controversial. Even among the people concerned, very different opinions coexist. How do we decide what the right naming is and why?

Research reveals the unique capability of dogs to understand humans. One look at our face while carefully listening to our voice and they can make sense of our emotional state.

Even though preparing words and sentences takes a long time, people usually respond very quickly in conversation. How is that possible?

Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you wanted to say something, but simply could not find the words you were looking for? That’s what people with aphasia experience all the time.

Videoconferencing is often experienced as more exhausting than live meetings, but why is that?

Research shows that with supposedly neutral terms we still automatically think of men.

It appears that drinking a glass of champagne does not impair your pronunciation in a second language, and sometimes even improves it.

From flatulence to river: experts and laymen don’t always agree about the meaning of words.

All kinds of well-known Dutch people have been in the news recently who “wanted to