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52: The Language Game (with Morten Christiansen and Nick Chater)

Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.

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The Impossible Definition of X

Dictionaries don't give you a sharp definition of anything, he says. "The inability to give a precise crystalline definition is completely typical" We won't cover all the types of window in the world, but it's just a number of reasonable things to ask,. But of course, one can't feel somewhat cornered if demanded. He doesn't think Fox News viewers were banging their head against a rock.

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