A really fascinating look at the nature of language, THE LANGUAGE GAME is written by Morten H. Christiansen and Nick Chater, two linguists-cum-cognitive scientists with decades of academic experience.
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[Timeline]
[00:47] Introduction
[04:14] Language as Charades
[09:40] The Unbearable Lightness of Meaning
[13:24] The Fleeting Nature of Language
[16:52] Implications for Language Learning
References:
LEGO Experiment:
Clark, Herbert & Krych, Meredyth. (2004). Speaking While Monitoring Addressees for Understanding. Journal of Memory and Language. 50. 62-81. 10.1016/j.jml.2003.08.004.
Speed of Syllables in Difference Languages:
Pellegrino, François & Coupé, Christophe & Marsico, Egidio. (2011). A cross-Language Perspective on Speech Information Rate. Language. 87. 539-558. 10.2307/23011654.
Talking Gap Speed:
Levinson, Stephen. (2015). Turn-taking in Human Communication – Origins and Implications for Language Processing. Trends in Cognitive Sciences. 20. 10.1016/j.tics.2015.10.010.
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