Tag: linguistics
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The Bayesian Heresy: What is really Universal Grammar?
The Bayesian Heresy: What is really Universal Grammar?
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Aymara people’s “reversed” concept of time
This is a really interesting example of how the study of linguistics can give us great insight into human cognition in general. The notion that the past is ‘in front’ of you seems totally foreign at first, until you realize that what’s in front of you is what you can perceive and understand, whereas what’s…