Edward Gibson

And then I give you two and say, what's that? And nothing's changing in the set except for the number, okay? And then I just ask you to label these things. We just do this for a bunch of different people. And frankly, I did this task.

And then I give you two and say, what's that? And nothing's changing in the set except for the number, okay? And then I just ask you to label these things. We just do this for a bunch of different people. And frankly, I did this task.

And it's a weird, it's a little bit weird. So they say the word that we thought was one, it's few, but for the first one. And then maybe they say few or maybe they say some for the second. And then for the third or the fourth, they start using the word many for the set. And then five, six, seven, eight, I go all the way to 10. Okay. And it's always the same word.

And it's a weird, it's a little bit weird. So they say the word that we thought was one, it's few, but for the first one. And then maybe they say few or maybe they say some for the second. And then for the third or the fourth, they start using the word many for the set. And then five, six, seven, eight, I go all the way to 10. Okay. And it's always the same word.

And it's a weird, it's a little bit weird. So they say the word that we thought was one, it's few, but for the first one. And then maybe they say few or maybe they say some for the second. And then for the third or the fourth, they start using the word many for the set. And then five, six, seven, eight, I go all the way to 10. Okay. And it's always the same word.

And they look at me like I'm stupid because they told me what the word was for six, seven, eight. And I'm going to continue asking them at nine and 10. I'm like, I'm sorry. I just, I just, they understand that I want to know their language. That's the point of the task is I'm trying to learn their language. And so that's okay.

And they look at me like I'm stupid because they told me what the word was for six, seven, eight. And I'm going to continue asking them at nine and 10. I'm like, I'm sorry. I just, I just, they understand that I want to know their language. That's the point of the task is I'm trying to learn their language. And so that's okay.

And they look at me like I'm stupid because they told me what the word was for six, seven, eight. And I'm going to continue asking them at nine and 10. I'm like, I'm sorry. I just, I just, they understand that I want to know their language. That's the point of the task is I'm trying to learn their language. And so that's okay.

But it does seem like I'm a little slow because they already told me what the word for many was, five, six, seven, and I keep asking. So it's a little funny to do this task over and over. We did this with a guy called... Dan was our translator. He's the only one who really speaks Piraha fluently. He's a good bilingual for a bunch of languages, but also English and Piraha.

But it does seem like I'm a little slow because they already told me what the word for many was, five, six, seven, and I keep asking. So it's a little funny to do this task over and over. We did this with a guy called... Dan was our translator. He's the only one who really speaks Piraha fluently. He's a good bilingual for a bunch of languages, but also English and Piraha.

But it does seem like I'm a little slow because they already told me what the word for many was, five, six, seven, and I keep asking. So it's a little funny to do this task over and over. We did this with a guy called... Dan was our translator. He's the only one who really speaks Piraha fluently. He's a good bilingual for a bunch of languages, but also English and Piraha.

And then a guy called Mike Frank was also a student with me down there. He and I did these things. And... So you do that, okay? And everyone does the same thing. All, you know, we asked like 10 people and they all do exactly the same labeling for one up. And then we just do the same thing down on like random order. Actually, we do some of them up, some of them down first, okay?

And then a guy called Mike Frank was also a student with me down there. He and I did these things. And... So you do that, okay? And everyone does the same thing. All, you know, we asked like 10 people and they all do exactly the same labeling for one up. And then we just do the same thing down on like random order. Actually, we do some of them up, some of them down first, okay?

And then a guy called Mike Frank was also a student with me down there. He and I did these things. And... So you do that, okay? And everyone does the same thing. All, you know, we asked like 10 people and they all do exactly the same labeling for one up. And then we just do the same thing down on like random order. Actually, we do some of them up, some of them down first, okay?

And so we do, instead of one to 10, we do 10 down to one. And so I give them 10, nine, at eight, they start saying the word. for some. And then when you get to four, everyone is saying the word for few, which we thought was one. So it's like the context determined what word, what that quantifier they used was. So it's not a count word. They're not count words. They're just approximate words.

And so we do, instead of one to 10, we do 10 down to one. And so I give them 10, nine, at eight, they start saying the word. for some. And then when you get to four, everyone is saying the word for few, which we thought was one. So it's like the context determined what word, what that quantifier they used was. So it's not a count word. They're not count words. They're just approximate words.

And so we do, instead of one to 10, we do 10 down to one. And so I give them 10, nine, at eight, they start saying the word. for some. And then when you get to four, everyone is saying the word for few, which we thought was one. So it's like the context determined what word, what that quantifier they used was. So it's not a count word. They're not count words. They're just approximate words.

Yeah, I don't know what that means. That's going to depend on the context. I think it's true in English too, right? If you ask an English person what a few is, I mean, that's going to depend completely on the context.

Yeah, I don't know what that means. That's going to depend on the context. I think it's true in English too, right? If you ask an English person what a few is, I mean, that's going to depend completely on the context.

Yeah, I don't know what that means. That's going to depend on the context. I think it's true in English too, right? If you ask an English person what a few is, I mean, that's going to depend completely on the context.