In this interview, Neil Cohn tells us about his theory that visual art and spoken language draw on the same underlying cognitive abilities.
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Intro and outro: Louis Armstrong on trumpet, “It don’t mean a thing…”
References for Episode 54
Cohn, Neil, and Joost Schilperoord. 2025. A Multimodal Language Faculty: A cognitive framework for communication. London: Bloomsbury Academic.
Cohn, Neil. 2026. Speaking in Pictures: A vision of language. London: Bloomsbury Academic. https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/speaking-in-pictures-9781350402164/
Lerdahl, Fred, and Ray S. Jackendoff. 1985. A Generative Theory of Tonal Music. Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Publishing.
History and Philosophy of the Language Sciences 
Fascinating, illuminating, exciting, original!!! Thank you. Looking forward to reading the book.