The Uniqueness of Man

Mon Sep 21 03:01:33 UTC 2009

Sorry,  I'm not going to try to find the argument you say Pinker makes.  Perhaps its there perhaps not.  If you have it, copy paste it here for us all to enjoy.

Tom Zurinskas, USA - CT20, TN3, NJ33, FL7+
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> Sender: American Dialect Society
> Poster: Amy West
> Subject: Re: The Uniqueness of Man
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> Pinker argues contra that: see the "Mentalese" chapter in _The
> Language Instinct._
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> ---Amy West
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>>Date: Sat, 19 Sep 2009 01:30:14 +0000
>>From: Tom Zurinskas
>>Subject: Re: The Uniqueness of Man
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>>I think that if a creature thinks at all then they have language.
>>To think is to talk in your head.
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