Our languages vary, but we may not be that different after all. From the word "huh" to how we come up with the names of ...

Have you ever wondered whether the language you speak influences the way you see the world? Well, according to a number of studies in psycholinguistics, cognitive psychology and linguistic ...

Co authored with Sayuri Hayakawa, Ph.D. It’s not uncommon to see a Japanese person bowing while on the telephone. One of us is a Japanese-American who bows on the phone—but only in Japanese. Behaviors ...