Stories by Maïa Ponsonnet

Maïa Ponsonnet is a researcher and linguist who is affiliated with the French National Center for Scientific Research and the Dynamics of Language Lab at the University of Lyon 2 in France. Ponsonnet is also an adjunct at the University of Western Australia.

Black and white line drawing of a boy with a pained expression on his face surrounded by lightning bolts, exclamation points, lines, and stars on a red background

OpinionFebruary 21, 2025

Why “Ow!” Needs Absolutely No Translation

The sounds we make during emotional moments or when experiencing pain may not be arbitrary

Katarzyna Pisanski, Aitana García Arasco, Maïa Ponsonnet