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06 - How Do We Communicate?: Language in the Brain, Mouth and the Hands

06 - How Do We Communicate?: Language in the Brain, Mouth and the Hands

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One of the most uniquely human abilities is the capacity for creating and understanding language. This lecture introduces students to the major topics within the study of language: phonology, morphology, syntax and recursion. This lecture also describes theories of language acquisition, arguments for the specialization of language, and the commonalities observed in different languages across cultures.
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06 - How Do We Communicate?: Language in the Brain, Mouth and the Hands

06 - How Do We Communicate?: Language in the Brain, Mouth and the Hands

Paul Bloom