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10
2011
Vowels Control Your Brain | Krulwich Wonders… | NPR
Robert Krulwich writes, “When comparing words across language groups, says Stanford linguistics professor Dan Jurafsky, a curious pattern shows up: Words with front vowels (“I” and “E”) tend to represent small, thin, light things. Back vowels (“O” “U” and some “A”s ) show up in fat, heavy things.”
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