<description>&lt;p&gt;What are your eyes doing when you describe a scene? It may depend on your language. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;New research from Dr &lt;strong&gt;Rachel Nordlinger&lt;/strong&gt; and team shows that we do a lot of planning and scanning very quickly, and it follows the requirements of our language. She's studied Murrinhpatha, an Australian Aboriginal language, to see what its speakers do.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.

Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård

92: In the First 600 Milliseconds (with Rachel Nordlinger)

FEB 22, 2024105 MIN
Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.

92: In the First 600 Milliseconds (with Rachel Nordlinger)

FEB 22, 2024105 MIN

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What are your eyes doing when you describe a scene? It may depend on your language. 

New research from Dr Rachel Nordlinger and team shows that we do a lot of planning and scanning very quickly, and it follows the requirements of our language. She's studied Murrinhpatha, an Australian Aboriginal language, to see what its speakers do.