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Lost in Translation with Shaun Stanley
FromBrain in a Vat
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Length:
57 minutes
Released:
May 10, 2020
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Podcast episode
Description
Language is ambiguous at the best of times, think about how much gets lost in translation. Imagine hearing a tribesman in a remote land utter the word "gavagai" upon seeing a rabbit. A speaker of English could do what seems natural and translate this as "Lo, a rabbit." But other translations would be compatible with all the evidence she has: "Lo, food"; "Let's go hunting"; "There will be a storm tonight" (he may be superstitious).
Released:
May 10, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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