# A word game to communicate in any language

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED2013
- Speaker: Ajit Narayanan
- Year: 2013
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Society and politics, Languages and linguistics
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/ajit_narayanan_a_word_game_to_communicate_in_any_language)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

While working with kids who have trouble speaking, Ajit Narayanan sketched out a way to think about language in pictures, to relate words and concepts in "maps." The idea now powers the FreeSpeech app, which can help nonverbal people communicate.

## Lectures

1. [A word game to communicate in any language](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/ajit_narayanan_a_word_game_to_communicate_in_any_language/51f95ee12ec9), 16 min (TED's player)