Vol. 2 / Issue 19
Language
2014-04-11
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Jamie
Growing a Language
In this fantastic talk, Guy Steele sets himself a simple challenge: if he needs to use a word of two or more syllables, he must first define it. Ostensibly a talk about computer languages, but the ideas can be applied to the evolution of any language.Computer by Olivier Guin from The Noun Project -
Anna
Passing Russell Square
A Virginia Woolf essay on words, and apparently the only surviving recording of her voice.Flowers by gayatri from The Noun Project -
Mathew
Fucking and fucking brilliant
Video: Stephen Pinker on emotion the language of swearing.Profanity by Juan Pablo Bravo from The Noun Project -
Thomas
The Meme Hustler
Open Innovation Participation Platform 2.0Radar by Pedro Lalli from The Noun Project -
Erin
Noam Chomsky
Noam Chomsky contemplates the basic, yet still unanswerable, questions of linguistics.Alien by Martin Smith from The Noun Project -
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