Mind you is an example of an informal linking device used in spoken English to point out that what you are going to say as an afterthought contradicts what has already been said. Still can be used in ...

MOST conversations in speaking or writing contexts are usually prefaced with discourse markers. Why is this fitting, and why are discourse markers inevitable in communication? This article discusses ...

Scientists are investigating something they call the "not face" — and they think it may provide clues as to how human language first developed. The study, published Monday in the journal Cognition, ...