Our research into culture and linguistics, foraying into psychology, neuroscience and more.

Views on Language, Ver. II (2025)

Investigating the correlation between views on language, Simon Baron-Cohen's Empathising-Systemising quotient, and political leanings with regard to social issues. The questionnaire can be viewed here.

Views on Language, Ver. I (2025)

The first iteration of our investigation into the correlation between views on language, Simon Baron-Cohen's Empathising-Systemising quotient, and political leanings with regard to social issues. The questionnaire has since been updated into Ver. II.

Chap Chye Png and Shakespeare, or, What is a Word? (2025)

A deep dive starting from an explanation for our common pronunciation of 什菜饭 as zá cài fàn. A look at the spoken as opposed to written apprehension of language in Shakespeare's time. Speculation about the identity of words, particularly homophones, between illiterate and literate speakers, and speakers of written versus unwritten languages. Our findings were presented in a video essay which can be viewed here.

How to Hougang? or, the Quirks of Singaporean Toponyms (2024)

An exploration of the quirks of Singaporean toponyms through the place name "Hougang". Our findings were presented in a video essay which can be viewed here.