Speaking of Language

S9E8 - Morten H. Christiansen - The Language Game: How Improvisation Created Language and Changed the World


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Morten Christiansen explains how language is like charades while discussing his new book, The Language Game: How Improvisation Created Language and Changed the World. He also reassures us that we shouldn’t fear artificial intelligence taking over the world, or the field of poetry.

The Language Game:

https://www.basicbooks.com/titles/morten-h-christiansen/the-language-game/9781541674981/

Cognitive Science of Language Lab:

https://csl-lab.psych.cornell.edu/

Twitter:

@mh_christiansen

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