IntroductionProsodic focus marking plays a central role in conveying information structure, yet little is known about how Mandarin-speaking children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) use acoustic cues to signal contrastive focus in a tonal language.MethodsProsodic focus marking plays a central role in conveying information structure, yet little is known about how Mandarin-speaking children with…
IntroductionDevelopmental Language Disorder (DLD) is a common neurodevelopmental condition that affects both the structural and pragmatic aspects of language. Conversational abilities—including topic initiation, maintenance, repair, turn-taking, and the integration of non-verbal behaviors—are essential for social communication and peer relationships. While a substantial body of research has descr…
Language is a human creation intended to express perception, yet it inevitably introduces distortion. Words do not contain truth; they function only as symbols pointing toward what is seen. This paper examines the inherent gap between language and reality, arguing that misinterpretation is intrinsic to communication rather than accidental. It further explores writing as an act of direct perceptio…
Over a decade ago, the neuroscientist Ev Fedorenko asked 48 English speakers to complete tasks like reading sentences, recalling information, solving math problems, and listening to music. As they did this, she scanned their brains using functional magnetic resonance imaging to see which circuits were activated. If, as linguists have proposed for decades, language is […] The post Re-imagining our…
