Explore the nuances of language through stories, uncovering ambiguity and enhancing language skills in engaging contexts.

“Miners refuse to work after death,” screamed the headline in a newspaper. So would I, one might well have thought, if I were dead! But the story sought to highlight a safety controversy at a mine: ...

Explore the neural basis of humour, revealing how brain activation links to humor and semantic ambiguity in new fMRI studies. Previous studies, apparently, have shown that these kinds of jokes lead to ...