Speaking in Pictures (Paperback)

Dr Neil Cohn

ISBN 10: 1350402168 / ISBN 13: 9781350402164

Published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, London, 2026

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Paperback. Pictures are a fundamental aspect of how we express ourselves, and cave paintings are among our oldest records of intelligence. Yet, despite their importance, why dont most people feel they can draw, and why are pictures often considered less important than language?For over 20 years, Neil Cohn has pioneered research around these questions within the fields of linguistics and cognitive neuroscience, and this book is the result, heralding a new paradigm of language, drawing, and communication, all accessibly presented as a non-fiction graphic novel. This work challenges the conventional understandings of how pictures communicate, how people learn to draw, and the nature of language itself. With humor and a clear, friendly, and accessible tone, Speaking in Pictures introduces ground-breaking research by doing what it discusses: intertwining pictures and words into a single message as a non-fiction graphic novel, taking the reader on an inspiring journey through the study of communication and the mind. By showing that the way we speak, draw, and gesture all share common cognitive organizing principles, this book heralds a new paradigm of language, drawing, and communication, all accessibly presented as a non-fiction graphic novel. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Speaking in Pictures (Paperback)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, London
• Publication Date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1350402168
• ISBN 13: 9781350402164
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Pictures are a fundamental aspect of how we express ourselves, and cave paintings are among our oldest records of intelligence. Yet, despite their importance, why don't most people feel they can draw, and why are pictures often considered less important than language?

For over 20 years, Neil Cohn has pioneered research around these questions within the fields of linguistics and cognitive neuroscience, and this book is the result, heralding a new paradigm of language, drawing, and communication, all accessibly presented as a non-fiction graphic novel. This work challenges the conventional understandings of how pictures communicate, how people learn to draw, and the nature of language itself.

With humor and a clear, friendly, and accessible tone, Speaking in Pictures introduces ground-breaking research by doing what it discusses: intertwining pictures and words into a single message as a non-fiction graphic novel, taking the reader on an inspiring journey through the study of communication and the mind.

About the Author

Neil Cohn is an Eisner-nominated and award-winning cognitive scientist best known for his pioneering research on the cognition of comics and language. The co-creator of several emoji (like the melting-face emoji, he has drawn 4 graphic novels, and authored over 100 academic papers and 6 books on language, graphics, comics, and multimodal communicaiton. He is an Associate Professor of Communication and Cognition at Tilburg University, the Netherlands.