Language Unlimited by David Adger – Book club
We discuss linguist David Adger’s book that delves into the origins of human language and tries to uncover the hidden structure behind what we say (or sign)
This month, we’re delving into the science of language as we’re discussing lingusit David Adger’s book Language Unlimited: The Science Behind Our Most Creative Power. Adger takes on one of the most debated questions in the linguistics community: Do humans come up with languages because they are very good at recognising patterns and remembering things? Or do human brains have a built-in ability for the types of languages we speak (or sign)?
Listen to this month’s book club podcast to find out what we thought about the book, listen to an excerpt, and hear from Adger himself as he talked to us about impossible languages and universal grammar.