Steven Pinker "what our language habits reveal"

https://www.ted.com/talks/steven_pinker_on_language_and_thought

Basic notes:
-Language is a window into human nature.
- Language emerges from human minds interacting with one another.
- Visible in unstoppable change in language:

• Slang
• Jargon
• Historical change in language
• Dialect
• Divergence
• Language format

Constructions are used metaphorically:

- She told a story/told me a story

Use of space as a metaphor:

-The messenger went from Paris to Istanbul (space)

- Biff from went from sick to well

Use of force as a metaphor:

-Rose forced the door open (physical force)

-Rose forced Sadie to go (interpersonal force)