Be it numbers or words, the structure of our language remains the same

Monday, June 6, 2011 - 18:30 in Psychology & Sociology

It is one of the wonders of language: We cannot possibly anticipate or memorize every potential word, phrase or sentence. Yet we have no trouble constructing and understanding myriads of novel utterances every day. How do we do it? Linguists say we naturally and unconsciously employ abstract rules -- syntax.

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