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The Grammar of Interactional Language

The Grammar of Interactional Language

This book shows how the little words that fill our conversational interactions are regulated by grammar - just like the sentences that they accompany.

2021

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Brain Labs

Language gets in the way of writing

Because it is meant to be spoken

9 min readMar 18, 2024

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Language gets in the way of writing

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Why do we think AI knows stuff?

It is because of our knowledge of language

6 min readFeb 19, 2024

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Why do we think AI knows stuff?

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Word Garden

What is strange about 0.1 cats?

Say I have 20 friends, and two of them have cats. Then, on average, my friends have 0.1 cats.

3 min readJan 26, 2024

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What is strange about 0.1 cats?

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Taking a non-turn in conversation

I teach about language in interaction. Especially about what we do, with the little words that facilitate the flow of a conversation (and…

2 min readJan 17, 2024

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Taking a non-turn in conversation

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ILLUMINATION’S MIRROR

What’s remarkable about talking to yourself?

Most of the time, when I talk, I talk to other people. But sometimes I talk to myself. It might be in my head. But sometimes it might also…

3 min readFeb 5, 2024

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What’s remarkable about talking to yourself?

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Why I hate statistics

I have two reasons why I hate statistics. One is rational (it’s not as objective as it is made out to be), and the other is irrational…

6 min readJan 23, 2024

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The meaning of life. Five lessons from the study of meaning in language

What is the meaning of life? This is a question that we all eventually ask ourselves, at least at some point in our lives.

4 min readJan 14, 2024

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The meaning of life. Five lessons from the study of meaning in language

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Verbal hugs don’t lie

When we talk to each other, we do more than tell each other about ourselves and the world around us. We let others know how we think and…

3 min readJan 4, 2024

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Verbal hugs don’t lie

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What is language for?

Language allows us to communicate our thoughts.

4 min readDec 27, 2023

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What is language for?

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What linguistics reveals about the logic of emotions.

When we convey our thoughts with language, we typically also express our emotions along with our thoughts. And the way this happens tells…

6 min readDec 21, 2023

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What linguistics reveals about the logic of emotions.

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Martina Wiltschko

Martina Wiltschko

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I am a linguist. I study the knowledge that underlies language and how it allows and constrains social interaction. And I really like communicating my findings.

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