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Uniqueness of Human Language
- Human language is uniquely complex and infinitely combinable, unlike animal communication limited to fewer signals.
- This complexity enables nuanced expression and sophisticated cooperation distinct to humans.
Accent Challenges Within English
- Helen Zaltzmann experiences difficulty pronouncing American English R sounds due to British mouth muscle limitations.
- This illustrates how varying phonemes create challenges even within the same language.
Accent Shapes Identity Perception
- Lera Boroditsky shares she grew up speaking Russian but sounds like a normal American English speaker.
- Discovering people feel suspicious when they can't detect her Russian accent shows language's identity power.