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OUTLINE:
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(00:00) &#8211; Introduction
(10:53) &#8211; Human language
(14:59) &#8211; Generalizations in language
(20:46) &#8211; Dependency grammar
(30:45) &#8211; Morphology
(39:20) &#8211; Evolution of languages
(42:40) &#8211; Noam Chomsky
(1:26:46) &#8211; Thinking and language
(1:40:16) &#8211; LLMs
(1:53:14) &#8211; Center embedding
(2:19:42) &#8211; Learning a new language
(2:23:34) &#8211; Nature vs nurture
(2:30:10) &#8211; Culture and language
(2:44:38) &#8211; Universal language
(2:49:01) &#8211; Language translation
(2:52:16) &#8211; Animal communication

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#426 – Edward Gibson: Human Language, Psycholinguistics, Syntax, Grammar & LLMs

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