First 200 people to use this link https://ift.tt/2MhOJrf can get 20% off an annual premium subscription to Brilliant! [Points Covered] 1 - Location affects how languages sound? 2 - Language is complex and difficult, even for babies. Does that mean it must be prewired? Or could we have invented it? 3 - If language "evolved," what were the steps it took? [Enter indexes] 4 - Icons 5 - Symbols 6 - What about grammar? | Language is a gestalt: importance of culture, gestures, intonation... 7 - NEED CONTEXT. CONTEXT GOOD. CONTEXT BIG. 8 - The recursion controversy. What is recursion? Why is it a big deal that Pirahã lacks it? 9 - Is the lack of recursion an example supporting the idea that languages are an evolved invention? 10 - "immediacy of experience" principle 11 - What if you lacked numbers? 12 - "So the point is..." Big thanks to Daniel Everett (no relation) for speaking with me over Skype and answering several follow up questions I had about the Pirahã, their language and the ideas presented in his books. Check out https://ift.tt/30CEMvz for more information. Link to Transcript with sources (PDF file @ this link) https://ift.tt/31PyOJ6 ▲Patreon: https://ift.tt/2iAZfiN ▲Twitter: https://twitter.com/jeverettlearned ▲IG: https://ift.tt/2LekIvr Books Mentioned: "How Language Began" - https://amzn.to/2McfW08 "Don't Sleep, There are Snakes" - https://amzn.to/2QjOing For Business inquiries: joseph.everett.wil@gmail.com
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