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Monday, 28 September 2015

Steven Pinker - Language habits

https://www.ted.com/talks/steven_pinker_on_language_and_thought





"Language is a window onto human nature"


  • Language emerges from human minds interacting with one another
  • Visible in unstoppable change in language
  • Slang, Jargon, Language formation, Historical change, Dialect divergence



Communication model - Sender - Message - Receiver








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