
Victor Ferreira, “Speaking and Thinking” (Open Agenda, 2021)
New Books in Neuroscience
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How to Communicate in a Different Language
In order for communication to happen, the grammar seems to have to evolve according to at least some constraints. In a civilized society, where you train people to be cultivated thinkers, then part of what we mean by cultivation and education is actually transcending these constraints. So if you've ever needed to craft an email very carefully because it's on some sensitive subject, or ther're other constraints that are operating, what do you do? You'll write a paragraph and then you'll be like, ok, I think i'll hang on. Whut you's tryin toget across with the sort of approach that me and my colleagues have been using in this era. And so when you really use language
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