Dinner book club: "The Language Game" by Morten Christiansen & Nick Chater

For this August dinner bookclub, we will read the book: "The Language Game: How Improvisation Created Language and Changed the World" by Morten H. Christiansen & Nick Chater.

Here is a summary from Goodreads:
"Forget the language instinct—this is the story of how we make up language as we go.

Language is perhaps humanity’s most astonishing capacity—and one that remains poorly understood. In The Language Game, cognitive scientists Morten H. Christiansen and Nick Chater show us where generations of scientists seeking the rules of language got it wrong. Language isn’t about hardwired grammars but about near-total freedom, something like a game of charades, with the only requirement being a desire to understand and be understood. From this new vantage point, Christiansen and Chater find compelling solutions to major mysteries like the origins of languages and how language learning is possible, and to long-running debates such as whether having two words for “blue” changes what we see. In the end, they show that the only real constraint on communication is our imagination."

Please note:
- At least 6 hours notice is required to cancel, otherwise this restaurant requires a 250SEK cancellation fee. Therefore, please cancel before 10am on the day of the book club (no allow adequate time to cancel), otherwise you will need to Swish the fee to cover this cancelation policy.
- We each pay for our own meals and drinks at the end of the book club event