Pinker on pragmatics

Here's a recent RSA Animate video based on a lecture by Steven Pinker lecture on 'Language as a window into human nature' Pragmatists are using this in classes around the world as we speak. We've had some interesting discussions based on this in several classes at Middlesex recently.

I think this way of presenting the lectures is excellent, although at least one friend of mine is so fascinated by the drawing that he finds it hard to focus on the content of the talk.

Reactions from non-linguist friends has provided more evidence for my long-hel hypothesis that everyone is fascinated by questions about language and meaning.

Billy