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Learn How Language Works Before Learning a Language
Discover the universal structures shared by human languages and build a foundation that can make learning any language easier.
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The architecture of language
Twelve modules move from communication and meaning to time, perspective, word order, language families, sound systems, and writing systems.
Module 1
What Is Language?
Language is structured meaning shared by a community.
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Module 2
Meaning
Languages package experience into objects, actions, descriptions, and relationships.
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Module 3
Time
Languages locate events in time and show whether they are complete or ongoing.
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Module 4
Perspective
Languages track who is speaking, who is being addressed, and who is being discussed.
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Module 5
Reality
Languages distinguish telling, asking, and directing.
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Module 6
Negation
Negation lets a language say what is not true, not happening, or not allowed.
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12 modules in this proof-of-concept.