Linguistics FAQ
"If language gives us the core representations that we use for reasoning, then … destroying the language system should lead to problems in thinking as well, and it really doesn't."
medicalxpress.com • What Is Language For? Researchers Make the Case That It's a Tool for Communication, Not for Thought
A lot of what we do ties back to language. Communication can be physical, verbal, visual, written, etc and we engage in it constantly. Language is the foundation of how we interact with each other, especially in an online world.
And a very long time ago, in our caveman era, we developed these linguistic abilities for the first time. This came at th... See more
And a very long time ago, in our caveman era, we developed these linguistic abilities for the first time. This came at th... See more
Kyla Scanlon • Language, Loneliness, and AI
“cognitive science,” it combines tools from psychology, computer science, linguistics, philosophy, and neurobiology to explain the workings of human intelligence.