Language & Terence McKenna
posted by OnThePath | May 27, 2011
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IcerocketEverybody who is familiar with Terence is familiar with his theories about how language came to be and how it evolved. Well, I used to not really take his ideas seriously when it came to that certain aspect of his philosophy until I read this.
"Children Learn Language in Moments of Insight, Not Gradually Through Repeated Exposure, Study Shows"
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110523145054.htm
When every moment does not have boundaries and is one stretch of perpetual insight... well, that could have very interesting impacts on language formation.
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"language is the liquid that
— May 28, 2011
"language is the liquid that we're all dissolved in. it'll solve our problems.... after it creates more problems" - Modest Mouse
nice article by the way. makes sense
