Noam Chomsky http://www.npr.org Noam Chomsky en Copyright 2013 NPR - For Personal Use Only NPR API RSS Generator 0.94 Mon, 10 Sep 2012 09:08:00 -0400 http://media.npr.org/images/npr_news_123x20.gif Noam Chomsky http://www.npr.org The Unlimited Novelty Of Language? In a new book, Tufts University cognitive scientist Ray Jackendoff offers a familiar picture of language and its place in our lives. Commentator Alva Noë casts a skeptical eye on Jackendoff's argument. Mon, 10 Sep 2012 09:08:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/13.7/2012/09/10/160804478/the-unlimited-novelty-of-language?ft=1&f=151437440 http://www.npr.org/blogs/13.7/2012/09/10/160804478/the-unlimited-novelty-of-language?ft=1&f=151437440 In a new book, Tufts University cognitive scientist Ray Jackendoff offers a familiar picture of language and its place in our lives. Commentator Alva Noë casts a skeptical eye on Jackendoff's argument.

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]]> Debating Language: The Role of Culture And Biology (Part 2) Language is a social tool, shaped by cultural values more than fixed biology — so says one linguist whose work in the Amazon stirs controversy. Commentator Barbara J. King explains why this debate about the underpinnings of language makes for good science. Thu, 03 May 2012 11:03:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/13.7/2012/05/03/151715532/debating-language-the-role-of-culture-and-biology-part-2?ft=1&f=151437440 http://www.npr.org/blogs/13.7/2012/05/03/151715532/debating-language-the-role-of-culture-and-biology-part-2?ft=1&f=151437440 Language is a social tool, shaped by cultural values more than fixed biology — so says one linguist whose work in the Amazon stirs controversy. Commentator Barbara J. King explains why this debate about the underpinnings of language makes for good science.

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]]> Culture, Not Biology, Shapes Language Forget language genes or innate linguistic universals; language is not only learned, it's also powerfully shaped by the culture we live in. Fieldwork among Brazilian Indians led linguist Dan Everett to see culture as the leading determinant of language. Thu, 26 Apr 2012 10:27:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/13.7/2012/04/24/151310809/culture-not-biology-shapes-language?ft=1&f=151437440 http://www.npr.org/blogs/13.7/2012/04/24/151310809/culture-not-biology-shapes-language?ft=1&f=151437440 Forget language genes or innate linguistic universals; language is not only learned, it's also powerfully shaped by the culture we live in. Fieldwork among Brazilian Indians led linguist Dan Everett to see culture as the leading determinant of language.

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