We all take language for granted, yet we rely upon it throughout our lives in order to perform a range of functions essential to our daily lives.

Language and Cognition Language and Cognition This track explores the relationship between language and mind. Students will learn about the meanings and functions of language, the ways in which ...

Yet researchers who study the evolution of language and the psychology of swearing say that they have no idea what mystic model of linguistic gentility the critics might have in mind. Cursing ...

"The Seventh Function of Language," a novel by French author Laurent Binet, is getting the feature film treatment.

What ensues is a shaggy dog detective story involving a document Binet imagines Barthes writing when he died: the key to the seventh function of language, a never fully developed supplement to the ...

In his second novel, Binet has set himself an even harder task. “The Seventh Function of Language” is a pulpy thriller, with all that designation entails. Suspicious deaths? The novel opens in ...

Parts of brain can switch functions: In people born blind, brain regions that usually process vision can tackle language Date: March 1, 2011 Source: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Summary ...

Laurent Binet's new novel starts with the death of French literary critic Roland Barthes and spins out a postmodern mystery packed with philosophical heavy hitters — and one bemused detective.

The Bowdoin College Museum of Art's Turn of Phrase: Language and Translation in Global Contemporary Art scrutinizes the critical and creative functions of language since the 1980s. Turn of Phrase ...