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David M. Sidhu joins Jim Davies to discuss language processing, sound symbolism, and iconicity.

Have you ever wondered how J.R.R. Tolkien invented such evocative names? David M. Sidhu joins Jim Davies to discuss language processing, sound symbolism, and iconicity. [...]

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