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OUTLINE:

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(00:00) – Introduction

(10:53) – Human language

(14:59) – Generalizations in language

(20:46) – Dependency grammar

(30:45) – Morphology

(39:20) – Evolution of languages

(42:40) – Noam Chomsky

(1:26:46) – Thinking and language

(1:40:16) – LLMs

(1:53:14) – Center embedding

(2:19:42) – Learning a new language

(2:23:34) – Nature vs nurture

(2:30:10) – Culture and language

(2:44:38) – Universal language

(2:49:01) – Language translation

(2:52:16) – Animal communication