Monday, January 22, 2007

the enigma of human language...

Two topics I am fascinated with -- and therefore you can expect to see frequently on this blog -- are language and communication, and the enigmatic connection between them.

There are so many enigmas about language:
  • what is language? how did it originate?
  • how does language work?
  • what is common and different between languages?
  • can computers use human languages?
  • why do we have so many languages?
  • what is the role of language in communication?
  • can we communicate beyond language?
I hope I have whetted your appetite! :-)
We will explore these topics one by one.
Watch this space... ;-)

1 comment:

Sachin Palewar said...

I am also fascinated by sign language which I normally notice on TV while there is a telecast of news for hearing impaired . I always find it intriguing how they can describe so many variety of things with expressions which all look same to me.

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