Language: An Abstract Object with Dr. Roman Feiman

Ladies an gentleman...the director of Brown's Language and Thought Lab: Professor Roman Feiman!! Have you ever wondered about the intersection between psychology and linguistics? Well, wonder no more. Listen to this episode and learn about everything from psycholinguistics, to child language acquisition, to language and thought; semantics and pragmatics; descriptions vs. grammar when mapping words to the world; philosophy of the mind; marketing techniques enhanced by an understanding of linguistics; and language as an abstract object, as the most fascinating thing to ever exist. All that, plus an excellent defense for why to study linguistics in the first place. If you're looking to learn from a genius with a PhD, I recommend this episode. If you're interested in learning about interdisciplinary research and findings, I also recommend this episode. Really, this episode is for anyone who values curiosity. In the end, there are very few tidy answers to the colossal questions Professor Feiman asks everyday, or to the slightly less colossal questions I asked him. But that's the point. Check out the links below...

Roman Feiman's Research Profile

Mapping Words to the World: Adults Prioritize Grammar, but Children Prioritize Descriptions

Reference and Definite Descriptions (Keith Donnellan)