[Script] "Where did Language come from?" (Patreon)

How did the First Language Begin? The Mystery of the Piraha

First 200 people to use this link https://brilliant.org/WIL/ can get 20% off an annual premium subscription to Brilliant! [Points Covered] 0:00 - Location affects how languages sound? 1:45 - Language is complex and difficult, even for babies. Does that mean it must be prewired? Or could we have invented it? 2:50 - If language "evolved," what were the steps it took? [Enter indexes] 3:29 - Icons 4:34 - Symbols 6:48 - What about grammar? | Language is a gestalt: importance of culture, gestures, intonation... 7:40 - NEED CONTEXT. CONTEXT GOOD. CONTEXT BIG. 9:40 - The recursion controversy. What is recursion? Why is it a big deal that Pirahã lacks it? 11:17 - Is the lack of recursion an example supporting the idea that languages are an evolved invention? 14:30 - "immediacy of experience" principle 15:30 - What if you lacked numbers? 16:30 - "So the point is..." Big thanks to Daniel Everett (no relation) for speaking with me over Skype and answering several follow up questions I had about the Pirahã, their language and the ideas presented in his books. Check out https://daneverettbooks.com/ for more information. Link to Transcript with sources (PDF file @ this link) https://www.patreon.com/posts/script-where-did-30173973 ▲Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/WILearned ▲Twitter: https://twitter.com/jeverettlearned ▲IG: https://www.instagram.com/jeverett.whativelearned/ Books Mentioned: "How Language Began" - https://amzn.to/2McfW08 "Don't Sleep, There are Snakes" - https://amzn.to/2QjOing For Business inquiries: joseph.everett.wil@gmail.com