Edward Gibson

And so that's the kind of farming they do. And the other group I've worked with are the Pirahã, which are also in the Amazon and happen to be in Brazil.

And so that's the kind of farming they do. And the other group I've worked with are the Pirahã, which are also in the Amazon and happen to be in Brazil.

And so that's the kind of farming they do. And the other group I've worked with are the Pirahã, which are also in the Amazon and happen to be in Brazil.

And that's with a guy called Dan Everett, who is a linguist anthropologist who actually lived and worked in the, I mean, he was a missionary, actually, initially, back in the 70s, working with, trying to translate languages so they could teach them the Bible, teach them Christianity. What can you say about that? Yeah.

And that's with a guy called Dan Everett, who is a linguist anthropologist who actually lived and worked in the, I mean, he was a missionary, actually, initially, back in the 70s, working with, trying to translate languages so they could teach them the Bible, teach them Christianity. What can you say about that? Yeah.

And that's with a guy called Dan Everett, who is a linguist anthropologist who actually lived and worked in the, I mean, he was a missionary, actually, initially, back in the 70s, working with, trying to translate languages so they could teach them the Bible, teach them Christianity. What can you say about that? Yeah.

So the two groups I've worked with, the Chimane and the Piraha, are both isolate languages, meaning there's no known connected languages at all. They're just like on their own. There's a lot of those. And most of the isolates occur in the Amazon or in Papua New Guinea and these places where the world has sort of stayed still for a long enough time. And so there aren't earthquakes.

So the two groups I've worked with, the Chimane and the Piraha, are both isolate languages, meaning there's no known connected languages at all. They're just like on their own. There's a lot of those. And most of the isolates occur in the Amazon or in Papua New Guinea and these places where the world has sort of stayed still for a long enough time. And so there aren't earthquakes.

So the two groups I've worked with, the Chimane and the Piraha, are both isolate languages, meaning there's no known connected languages at all. They're just like on their own. There's a lot of those. And most of the isolates occur in the Amazon or in Papua New Guinea and these places where the world has sort of stayed still for a long enough time. And so there aren't earthquakes.

There are certainly no earthquakes in the Amazon jungle. And the climate isn't bad. So you don't have droughts. And so in Africa, you've got a lot of moving of people because there's drought problems. And so they get a lot of language contact. when you have, when people have to, you gotta move because you got no water, then you gotta get going.

There are certainly no earthquakes in the Amazon jungle. And the climate isn't bad. So you don't have droughts. And so in Africa, you've got a lot of moving of people because there's drought problems. And so they get a lot of language contact. when you have, when people have to, you gotta move because you got no water, then you gotta get going.

There are certainly no earthquakes in the Amazon jungle. And the climate isn't bad. So you don't have droughts. And so in Africa, you've got a lot of moving of people because there's drought problems. And so they get a lot of language contact. when you have, when people have to, you gotta move because you got no water, then you gotta get going.

And then you run into contact with other tribes, other groups. In the Amazon, that's not the case. And so people can stay there for hundreds and hundreds and probably thousands of years, I guess. And so these groups have, the Chimane and the Piraha are both isolates in that. And they can just, I guess they've just lived there for ages and ages with minimal contact with other outside groups.

And then you run into contact with other tribes, other groups. In the Amazon, that's not the case. And so people can stay there for hundreds and hundreds and probably thousands of years, I guess. And so these groups have, the Chimane and the Piraha are both isolates in that. And they can just, I guess they've just lived there for ages and ages with minimal contact with other outside groups.

And then you run into contact with other tribes, other groups. In the Amazon, that's not the case. And so people can stay there for hundreds and hundreds and probably thousands of years, I guess. And so these groups have, the Chimane and the Piraha are both isolates in that. And they can just, I guess they've just lived there for ages and ages with minimal contact with other outside groups.

Um, and so I, I mean, I'm interested in them because they are, I mean, I, you know, I, in these cases, I'm interested in their words. I would love to study their syntax, their orders of words, but I'm mostly just interested in how languages, you know, are connected to, um, their cultures in this way. And so with the piraha, the most interesting, I was working on number there, number information.

Um, and so I, I mean, I'm interested in them because they are, I mean, I, you know, I, in these cases, I'm interested in their words. I would love to study their syntax, their orders of words, but I'm mostly just interested in how languages, you know, are connected to, um, their cultures in this way. And so with the piraha, the most interesting, I was working on number there, number information.

Um, and so I, I mean, I'm interested in them because they are, I mean, I, you know, I, in these cases, I'm interested in their words. I would love to study their syntax, their orders of words, but I'm mostly just interested in how languages, you know, are connected to, um, their cultures in this way. And so with the piraha, the most interesting, I was working on number there, number information.

And so the basic idea is I think language is invented, right? That's what I get from the words here is that I think language is invented. We talked about color earlier. It's the same idea so that what you need to talk about with someone else is what you're going to invent words for, okay? And so we invent labels for colors that I need, not that I...

And so the basic idea is I think language is invented, right? That's what I get from the words here is that I think language is invented. We talked about color earlier. It's the same idea so that what you need to talk about with someone else is what you're going to invent words for, okay? And so we invent labels for colors that I need, not that I...