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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

Martina Wiltschko

Martina Wiltschko

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Brain Labs

Language gets in the way of writing

Because it is meant to be spoken

Mar 18, 2024

Language gets in the way of writing

Mar 18, 2024

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Brain Labs

Why do we think AI knows stuff?

It is because of our knowledge of language

Feb 19, 2024

Why do we think AI knows stuff?

Feb 19, 2024

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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.

Jan 26, 2024

What is strange about 0.1 cats?

Jan 26, 2024

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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…

Jan 17, 2024

Taking a non-turn in conversation

Jan 17, 2024

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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…

Feb 5, 2024

What’s remarkable about talking to yourself?

Feb 5, 2024

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…

Jan 23, 2024

Why I hate statistics

Jan 23, 2024

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.

Jan 14, 2024

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

Jan 14, 2024

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…

Jan 4, 2024

Verbal hugs don’t lie

Jan 4, 2024

What is language for?

Language allows us to communicate our thoughts.

Dec 27, 2023

What is language for?

Dec 27, 2023

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…

Dec 21, 2023

What linguistics reveals about the logic of emotions.

Dec 21, 2023

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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