Lex Fridman Podcast
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#426 – Edward Gibson: Human Language, Psycholinguistics, Syntax, Grammar & LLMs

April 17, 2024 · 3 h 1 min

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OUTLINE:

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() – Introduction

() – Human language

() – Generalizations in language

() – Dependency grammar

() – Morphology

() – Evolution of languages

() – Noam Chomsky

() – Thinking and language

() – LLMs

() – Center embedding

() – Learning a new language

() – Nature vs nurture

() – Culture and language

() – Universal language

() – Language translation

() – Animal communication

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