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David Shariatmadari, author of "Don't Believe a Word: The Surprising Truth About Language‪"‬ Books and Ideas with Dr. Ginger Campbell

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This episode of Books and Ideas is an interview with David Shariatmadari author of "Don't Believe a Word: The Surprising Truth About Language." We explore some of the common myths about language. This includes a follow up of our recent discussion on Brain Science about the evidence against the assumption that language is an instinctive.
Links and References:
Don't Believe a Word: The Surprising Truth About Language by David Shariatmadari Cognitive Gadgets: The Cultural Evolution of Thinking by Cecilia Heyes Interviewed in Brain Science 168 Pullum, GK and Schultz, BC, (2002) Empirical assessment of stimulus of poverty arguments. The Linguistic Review, 19, ?.
Hsu, H J, and Bishop, DV (2014) Sequence-specific procedural learning deficits in children with specific language impairment. Developmental Science,17(3), 352-365.
Tomblin, J B, Shribirg, L , Murray, J, Patil, S, and Williams, C. (2004). Speech and Language characteristics associated with a 7/13 translocation involving FOXP2. American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part B, Neuropsychiatric Genetics, 130, 97-?.
Both books have extensive references. For more please see show notes of BS 168.
Announcements:
Coming in early May 2020: new expanded edition of re You Sure? The Unconscious Origins of Certainty by Virginia "Ginger" Campbell, MD. Sign up for Brain Science Newsletter for updates. Send email to docartemis@gmail.com or post voice feedback at http://speakpipe.com/docartemis. Books and Ideas is going on hiatus until November 2020 so that Dr. Campbell can work on her neuroscience writing project. Please subscribe in your favorite podcasting app so that you don't miss the next episode. Connect on Social Media:
Twitter: @docartemis Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/booksandideas

This episode of Books and Ideas is an interview with David Shariatmadari author of "Don't Believe a Word: The Surprising Truth About Language." We explore some of the common myths about language. This includes a follow up of our recent discussion on Brain Science about the evidence against the assumption that language is an instinctive.
Links and References:
Don't Believe a Word: The Surprising Truth About Language by David Shariatmadari Cognitive Gadgets: The Cultural Evolution of Thinking by Cecilia Heyes Interviewed in Brain Science 168 Pullum, GK and Schultz, BC, (2002) Empirical assessment of stimulus of poverty arguments. The Linguistic Review, 19, ?.
Hsu, H J, and Bishop, DV (2014) Sequence-specific procedural learning deficits in children with specific language impairment. Developmental Science,17(3), 352-365.
Tomblin, J B, Shribirg, L , Murray, J, Patil, S, and Williams, C. (2004). Speech and Language characteristics associated with a 7/13 translocation involving FOXP2. American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part B, Neuropsychiatric Genetics, 130, 97-?.
Both books have extensive references. For more please see show notes of BS 168.
Announcements:
Coming in early May 2020: new expanded edition of re You Sure? The Unconscious Origins of Certainty by Virginia "Ginger" Campbell, MD. Sign up for Brain Science Newsletter for updates. Send email to docartemis@gmail.com or post voice feedback at http://speakpipe.com/docartemis. Books and Ideas is going on hiatus until November 2020 so that Dr. Campbell can work on her neuroscience writing project. Please subscribe in your favorite podcasting app so that you don't miss the next episode. Connect on Social Media:
Twitter: @docartemis Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/booksandideas

37 min

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