About this module
This module explores the philosophy of language through four striking case studies that test the limits of what language is, how it works, and what happens when it disappears. We ask: do animals have language? How do babies acquire it? Do colour terms shape perception? And what is lost when a language dies?
Topics
Animal communication and the boundaries of language
Language acquisition in infants
Colour terms and linguistic relativity
Language death, endangerment, and revival
Games & Experiments
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