Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language. 73: Consequences of Language (with Nick Enfield and Morten Christiansen)
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Apr 3, 2023 
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Introduction
00:00 • 2min
How to Pack in 17 Squares of Equal Size
01:37 • 2min
The Consequences of Language
03:11 • 2min
The Importance of Intersubjectivity in Language
05:01 • 2min
How to Be a Speechy
06:40 • 2min
The History of Flipping the Bird
08:26 • 2min
The Origins of the Middle Finger
10:03 • 2min
The Fuckeu Finger in a Court Case
11:49 • 2min
The F-Word and the Wrongful Dismissal Claim
13:33 • 1min
How to Say Nasty Words in Your Country
14:51 • 2min
The Role of Nut Fluids in Relationships
16:31 • 2min
The Claims of the Chardonnay Region and the Connyak Region
18:01 • 2min
The Importance of Meat in Swedish Diet
20:19 • 2min
The Reversal of the Milk Definition
22:00 • 2min
The Future of Protein Innovation Houses
24:16 • 2min
Something's Got a Change Redefining Collaborative Linguistic Research
25:58 • 2min
The Language Game With Nick Chader
27:42 • 2min
The Poverty of the Stimulus
29:42 • 2min
Large Language Models Demonstrate the Potential of Statistical Learning in Language
32:05 • 2min
Large Language Models Can Learn to Make Grammatical Output
33:39 • 2min
The Problem With Large Language Models
35:12 • 2min
The Poverty of the Stimulus
36:43 • 2min
The Importance of Large Language Models in Poverty
38:21 • 2min
The Poverty of Stimulus
40:46 • 2min
The Power of Large Language Models
42:54 • 2min
The Argument for Large Language Models
44:32 • 2min
The Power of Distribution Learnings in Language Models
46:04 • 2min
The Positive and Negative Sides of Large Language Models for Education
47:34 • 2min
The Potentials of Large Language Models for Teaching Writing
50:03 • 3min
The Potential of Statistics Learning in Language
53:14 • 2min
The Importance of Knowing Language
54:49 • 2min
The Importance of Similarity in Artificial Intelligence
57:02 • 2min
The Power of Distributional Learning
58:34 • 2min
The Importance of Originality in Chateppi Tests
01:00:15 • 2min
The Power of Language
01:01:47 • 2min
The Importance of Language in Media Studies
01:03:23 • 2min
The Philosophy of Linguistics: Big Picture Questions
01:05:01 • 2min
The Relationship Between Ben and Hedwig
01:06:35 • 2min
The Relationship Between Josh and the Name Joshua
01:08:15 • 2min
The Two Sensations of Gagging
01:10:35 • 2min
The History of Gagging
01:12:07 • 2min
The Little Differences That Make a Big Difference
01:13:47 • 2min
The Power of Language Knowledge
01:15:32 • 2min
The Difference Between Language and AI of Language
01:17:08 • 2min
The Dismissiveness of AI
01:18:42 • 3min
The Skepticism of the Concept of Stochastic Parrots
01:22:10 • 2min
The Importance of Language in Social Interaction
01:24:14 • 4min
The Importance of Communication
01:27:53 • 2min
The Synthesis of Joint Activity and Intersubjectivity
01:29:46 • 2min
The Importance of Language in Joint Commitment
01:32:10 • 3min
The Role of Language in Human Life
01:34:56 • 3min
Consequences of Language
01:37:47 • 3min
The Power of Language in Building Intersubjectivity
01:40:55 • 3min
The Power of Quoted Speech
01:43:40 • 3min
The Evolution of Language
01:46:35 • 2min
The Importance of Language Diversity
01:48:48 • 3min
The Importance of Language in Accountability
01:51:53 • 3min
The Tyranny of Accountability
01:54:57 • 2min
The Importance of Learning New Words
01:56:32 • 2min
The Three Alternatives to Hail Snow
01:58:20 • 2min
The Importance of Humming and Squeeze Snow
01:59:52 • 2min
Quiet Quitting
02:01:36 • 2min
Rage: How to Get a Job That's Relevant to You
02:03:17 • 2min
The Collapse of Silicon Valley Bank
02:04:50 • 2min
The Ratatouille Rat
02:06:23 • 2min
How to Help Us Spread the Words of the Week
02:08:16 • 2min
How to Be a Patron of Language
02:09:54 • 3min