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Beyond Words: In Conversation with Psycholinguistics Professor, Dr. Margaret Grant

Season 1, Ep. 26

It is believed that Charlemagne once said that to have another language is to possess a second soul.


Language connects us, binds us, but is also a vehicle for social and cultural norms. Language can define our values, express our ethics and establish boundaries of behaviour.


Explore the science of language with Dr. Margaret Grant, professor of linguistics and cognitive science at Simon Fraser University in British Columbia.


Let's not mince words, and have real talk about the fascinating subject of language.


**Oops! Our most sincere apologies, but  psycholinguistics is the study of the psychology of language, not solely the study of language**


“An English-Speaking Teenager Has Woken Up From a Coma Speaking Fluent Spanish”

https://www.sciencealert.com/people-keep-waking-up-from-head-injuries-speaking-a-different-language


“What Is Esperanto, And Who Speaks It?”

https://www.babbel.com/en/magazine/how-many-people-speak-esperanto-and-where-is-it-spoken


“Understanding Body Language and Facial Expressions”

https://www.verywellmind.com/understand-body-language-and-facial-expressions-4147228


“How to tell if someone is lying to you, according to researchers”

https://www.nbcnews.com/better/health/how-tell-if-someone-lying-according-behavioral-experts-ncna786326


“Here’s an English Poem to Show How Crazy English Can Get”

https://www.fluentin3months.com/tough/


“5 Steps for Dealing With People Who Talk Too Much”

https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/the-couch/201204/5-steps-dealing-people-who-talk-too-much


“7 Things People Assume About Me Because I Don’t ‘Talk Much’”

https://introvertdear.com/news/people-assume-dont-talk/


“The Village Where People Talk in Bird Language”

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5AzNfQjezuY


“Lost in translation! Tourists share hilarious signs they've spotted around the world that have been converted into English (with some VERY odd results)”

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-11640975/amp/Tourists-share-hilarious-translated-signs-theyve-spotted-world.html


“The Psychology of Language”

https://exploringyourmind.com/the-psychology-of-language/


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