Decoding the dictionary: Study suggests lexicon evolved to fit in the brain
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neuroscience,
semiotics
Decoding the dictionary: Study suggests lexicon evolved to fit in the brain from PhysOrg.com
The latest edition of the Oxford English Dictionary boasts 22,000 pages of definitions. While that may seem far from succinct, new research suggests the reference manual is meticulously organized to be as concise as possible — a format that mirrors the way our brains make sense of and categorize the countless words in our vast vocabulary.
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