The 7th Avenue Project

Language Ain't What It Used to Be (And Never Was)


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Linguist Guy Deutscher discusses the restless, ever-shifting nature of human languages. Have languages gotten more complex or simpler over the centuries? Does improper usage threaten the integrity of language? How do grammatical systems arise? How much of our linguistic mastery is innate, and how much is acquired through experience?
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The 7th Avenue ProjectBy Robert Pollie

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