Lecture 9 - The Cat's Pyjamas

This is the last podcast of the class! I talk a little about the structure of the brain and the overall language processing mechanism. Then I turn to some fun stuff! This episode discusses sarcasm, understatement, (bad) jokes, idioms, and swearing! Here are some videos to watch either before or after you listen: https://williams-syndrome.org/what-is-williams-syndrome https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvzSiUB6yV0&feature=emb_logo Swearing in this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7E9gJf5cjw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMNry4PE93Y

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