Archive for Language

Perplexing Pirahã Speech

Piraha man and Dan Everett

Benicia Herald Article

Our ability to speak seems so automatic and effortless that we sometimes forget how special languages are. While we marvel at animal instincts, like the flight of birds, wondering how such small bodies and brains can navigate countries, we sometimes forget how amazing we humans are in our instinctual ability to use sounds to convey ideas . . . Read the article

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