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  • Mostly African languages from an often fascinating perspective: The Ideophone.

    What are the best cognitive science blogs? GamesWithWords 2010

  • Under the spell of ideophones, Mark Dingemanse of The Ideophone shows how words convey meaning through their structure, particularly how certain words known as ideophones can evoke feelings and help to persuade.

    Neuroanthropology 2009

  • Do you know this feeling? at The Ideophone, Mark Dingemanse employs whimsical Japanese illustrations to illuminate the symbolic feel of words.

    Neuroanthropology 2009

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