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Adger, David.
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Creativity (Linguistics)
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Adger, David.
Language and languages -- Philosophy.
Creativity (Linguistics)
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Language
unlimited
: the
science
behind
our
most
creative
power
/ David Adger.
by
Adger, David.
Oxford University Press, 2019.
Call #:
401 A233L
Subjects
Language
and languages -- Philosophy.
Creativity (Linguistics)
ISBN:
9780198828099 (hc.)
Edition:
1st ed.
Description:
vii, 264 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (pages [253]-260) and index.
Contents:
Creating
language
-- Beyond symbols and signals -- A sense of structure -- The question of Psammetichus -- Impossible patterns -- All in the mind -- A law of
language
-- Botlang -- Merge -- Grammar and culture.
Summary:
"All humans, but no other species, have the capacity to create and understand
language
. It provides structure to
our
thoughts, allowing us to plan, communicate, and create new ideas, without limit. Yet we have only finite experiences, and
our
languages have finite stores of words. Where does
our
linguistic creativity come from? How does the endless scope of
language
emerge from
our
limited selves? Drawing on research from neuroscience, psychology, and linguistics, David Adger takes the reader on a journey to the hidden structure
behind
all we say (or sign) and understand. Along the way you'll meet children who created
language
out of almost nothing, and find out how new languages emerge using structures found in languages spoken continents away. David Adger will show you how the more than 7000 languages in the world appear to obey the same deep scientific laws, how to invent a
language
that breaks these, and how
our
brains go crazy when we try to learn languages that just aren't possible. You'll discover why rats are better than we are at picking up certain
language
patterns, why apes are far worse at others, and how artificial intelligences, such as those
behind
Alexa and Siri, understand
language
in a very un-human way.
Language
Unlimited
explores the many mysteries about
our
capacity for
language
and reveals the source of its endless creativity."--From publisher.
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