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The Language Game

How Improvisation Created Language and Changed the World

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The Language Game

Autor: Morten H. Christiansen, Nick Chater
Czyta: Peter Noble
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Forget the language instinct—this is the story of how we make up language as we go

Language is perhaps humanity’s most astonishing capacity—and one that remains poorly understood. In The Language Game, cognitive scientists Morten H. Christiansen and Nick Chater show us where generations of scientists seeking the rules of language got it wrong. Language isn’t about hardwired grammars but about near-total freedom, something like a game of charades, with the only requirement being a desire to understand and be understood. From this new vantage point, Christiansen and Chater find compelling solutions to major mysteries like the origins of languages and how language learning is possible, and to long-running debates such as whether having two words for “blue” changes what we see. In the end, they show that the only real constraint on communication is our imagination.

Filozofia Nauka Nauki społeczne Psychologia i zdrowie psychiczne
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"This book turned everything I thought I knew about language upside down. It's persuasive, full of fascinating details, and an absolute delight to read." —Tim Harford, author of How To Make the World Add Up
"The Language Game is a highly original, convincing story of how humans developed their greatest invention, language. It builds on years of impressive research by Morten Christiansen and Nick Chater and shows language science at its very best. A delight to read, it deserves careful study by anyone interested in the nature, function, and origins of human communication."
—Daniel Everett, author of Don’t Sleep, There Are Snakes
"A joyful romp across species and cultures through the ways language is invented and reinvented, peppered with insightful stories you will feel compelled to tell anyone in earshot." —Barbara Tversky, author of Mind in Motion
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