Language Unlimited: The Science Behind Our Most Creative Power

by David Adger

Book Overview

All humans, but no other species, have the capacity to create and understand language. It provides structure to our thoughts, allowing us to plan, communicate, and create new ideas, without limit. Yet we have only finite experiences, and our languages have finite stores of words. Where does our linguistic creativity come from? How does the endless scope of language emerge from our limited selves?

Drawing on research from neuroscience, psychology,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198828098
• ISBN13: 9780198828099
• Release Date: October 2019
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.3"