The Language Game: How Improvisation Created Language and Changed the World

by Nick Chater, Morten Christiansen, Morten H. Christiansen

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Forget the language instinct--this is the story of how we make up language as we go Language isperhaps humanity'smost astonishingcapacity--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,...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:1541674987

ISBN13:9781541674981

Release Date:February 2022

Publisher:Basic Books

Length:304 Pages

Weight:1.15 lbs.

Dimensions:1.1" x 6.2" x 9.3"

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Language Arts Philosophy Psychology Science Science & Math Science & Scientists Science & Technology

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