Comments on: The Influence of Pronouns in Brain Function http://anthropology.net/2007/08/21/the-influence-of-pronouns-in-brain-function/ Beyond bones & stones Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:33:20 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: KageTora http://anthropology.net/2007/08/21/the-influence-of-pronouns-in-brain-function/#comment-9920 KageTora Fri, 07 Mar 2008 23:13:27 +0000 http://anthropology.net/2007/08/21/the-influence-of-pronouns-in-brain-function/#comment-9920 Bollocks. Most of the time my Japanese wife to me about me using my name, as she does all of her friends, and anyone else she knows. Pronouns are 90% of the time not used, usually being replaced by the person's name, and I can not remember a single time when she used one. Bollocks. Most of the time my Japanese wife to me about me using my name, as she does all of her friends, and anyone else she knows. Pronouns are 90% of the time not used, usually being replaced by the person’s name, and I can not remember a single time when she used one.

]]> By: Glen Gordon http://anthropology.net/2007/08/21/the-influence-of-pronouns-in-brain-function/#comment-4452 Glen Gordon Wed, 26 Sep 2007 01:27:02 +0000 http://anthropology.net/2007/08/21/the-influence-of-pronouns-in-brain-function/#comment-4452 Slower comprehension? What are we really talking here? A millisecond of delay? Nanosecond? Femtosecond? Seriously. Obviously languages like Japanese and Vietnamese are well known by linguists to lack "pronouns" in the European sense, and they use actual nouns instead. However Japanese doesn't normally use pronouns in a sentence anyway, unlike clunky ol' English that demands them all the time. So maybe this study is just a smokescreen to keep people from discovering that English-speakers are in fact the slow ones :P {Sniff, sniff} I smell bias. Slower comprehension? What are we really talking here? A millisecond of delay? Nanosecond? Femtosecond? Seriously.

Obviously languages like Japanese and Vietnamese are well known by linguists to lack “pronouns” in the European sense, and they use actual nouns instead. However Japanese doesn’t normally use pronouns in a sentence anyway, unlike clunky ol’ English that demands them all the time. So maybe this study is just a smokescreen to keep people from discovering that English-speakers are in fact the slow ones :P {Sniff, sniff} I smell bias.

]]> By: The Influence of Political Orientation in Brain Function « Anthropology.net http://anthropology.net/2007/08/21/the-influence-of-pronouns-in-brain-function/#comment-3853 The Influence of Political Orientation in Brain Function « Anthropology.net Mon, 10 Sep 2007 15:06:05 +0000 http://anthropology.net/2007/08/21/the-influence-of-pronouns-in-brain-function/#comment-3853 [...] One of our more popular posts of the last month, has surprisingly been this short little blurb on the influence of pronouns in brain function. To extend that, there’s new research that shows neurons of liberals and conservatives, react [...] [...] One of our more popular posts of the last month, has surprisingly been this short little blurb on the influence of pronouns in brain function. To extend that, there’s new research that shows neurons of liberals and conservatives, react [...]

]]> By: Kambiz Kamrani http://anthropology.net/2007/08/21/the-influence-of-pronouns-in-brain-function/#comment-3153 Kambiz Kamrani Fri, 24 Aug 2007 17:40:01 +0000 http://anthropology.net/2007/08/21/the-influence-of-pronouns-in-brain-function/#comment-3153 Haha, nice one Dylan! Japanese is just as hard and I get a big headache trying to deal with all the pronouns and other grammar rules. Haha, nice one Dylan! Japanese is just as hard and I get a big headache trying to deal with all the pronouns and other grammar rules.

]]> By: Dylan http://anthropology.net/2007/08/21/the-influence-of-pronouns-in-brain-function/#comment-3151 Dylan Fri, 24 Aug 2007 16:45:00 +0000 http://anthropology.net/2007/08/21/the-influence-of-pronouns-in-brain-function/#comment-3151 Mm... maybe that's why my brain always feels like it might explode whenever I have to speak Chinese! Mm… maybe that’s why my brain always feels like it might explode whenever I have to speak Chinese!

]]> By: Top Posts « WordPress.com http://anthropology.net/2007/08/21/the-influence-of-pronouns-in-brain-function/#comment-3070 Top Posts « WordPress.com Wed, 22 Aug 2007 23:59:53 +0000 http://anthropology.net/2007/08/21/the-influence-of-pronouns-in-brain-function/#comment-3070 [...] The Influence of Pronouns in Brain Function A neat little study from the University of South Carolina touches on both linguistic anthropology and neuroscience, […] [...] [...] The Influence of Pronouns in Brain Function A neat little study from the University of South Carolina touches on both linguistic anthropology and neuroscience, […] [...]

]]> By: Overslept…sort of « blueollie http://anthropology.net/2007/08/21/the-influence-of-pronouns-in-brain-function/#comment-3043 Overslept…sort of « blueollie Wed, 22 Aug 2007 12:23:52 +0000 http://anthropology.net/2007/08/21/the-influence-of-pronouns-in-brain-function/#comment-3043 [...] Anthropology.net has a nice blurb about the importance of pronouns; using these helps the brain continue with its train of thought. I’ll just ignore the sexist cartoon with the article! (even if it does have a kernel of [...] [...] Anthropology.net has a nice blurb about the importance of pronouns; using these helps the brain continue with its train of thought. I’ll just ignore the sexist cartoon with the article! (even if it does have a kernel of [...]

]]> By: Peter Birkett http://anthropology.net/2007/08/21/the-influence-of-pronouns-in-brain-function/#comment-3037 Peter Birkett Wed, 22 Aug 2007 09:10:41 +0000 http://anthropology.net/2007/08/21/the-influence-of-pronouns-in-brain-function/#comment-3037 "Pronouns...they allow the brain to move easily from one thought or sentence to another." If so how? Surely pronouns represent, and are therefore associated with the original nouns. As placeholders they can only work if the association is clear. “Pronouns…they allow the brain to move easily from one thought or sentence to another.”
If so how? Surely pronouns represent, and are therefore associated with the original nouns. As placeholders they can only work if the association is clear.

]]> By: Tinyplanet » Things that make you go 'hmm' http://anthropology.net/2007/08/21/the-influence-of-pronouns-in-brain-function/#comment-3005 Tinyplanet » Things that make you go 'hmm' Tue, 21 Aug 2007 23:05:42 +0000 http://anthropology.net/2007/08/21/the-influence-of-pronouns-in-brain-function/#comment-3005 [...] power of words: The influence of pronouns in brain function. (Anthropology.net/Science [...] [...] power of words: The influence of pronouns in brain function. (Anthropology.net/Science [...]

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