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SUMMARY:Language as a Window Into Human Nature - Professor Steven Pinker\,
  Dept of Psychology Harvard
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CONTACT:Andrew Caines
DESCRIPTION:Language is the main channel in which human beings share the c
 ontents of their consciousness. It thereby offers a window into human natu
 re\, revealing the hidden workings of our thoughts\, our emotions\, and ou
 r social relationships. I explore an example of each: everyday metaphor as
  a window into human cognition\; swearing and taboo words as a window into
  human emotion\; and indirect speech-veiled threats and bribes\, polite\nr
 equests\, and sexual come-ons-as a window into human relationships.\n
LOCATION:The Cambridge Union
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