Beyond Us: Language with Jennifer Hornsby
Philosophy For Our Times
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Are You With Nom Chomsky?
Nom chonski: Language is a reflection of how we think and how we have to because we are human beings. In english, the verbs come first, so you can immediately start saying something before you thought it through to the end. And in portuguese, tis again differently. It's a language that has a lot more synonymous words, but more more nuanced. So i see that happening myself. But if i can ask yo, ask this question more precisely, are you with nom chonski, that language reflects a universal grammar that is encoded in our genes, that we don't really invent it?
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