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92: Ease v. Clarity
Why do human languages resemble each other? Is it coincidence, or do our brains come hard-wired with a language? A new experiment suggests another possibility: humans adapt language in ways that make it easier for human brains to process. Linguist Daniel Midgley makes it clearer on this episode of Talk the Talk.
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By Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård
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Why do human languages resemble each other? Is it coincidence, or do our brains come hard-wired with a language? A new experiment suggests another possibility: humans adapt language in ways that make it easier for human brains to process. Linguist Daniel Midgley makes it clearer on this episode of Talk the Talk.
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