I tend to agree that "language" needs a much broader definition, but there's certainly some kind of inherent ability for us to use shortcuts so we can think about things in our mind's eye. I think that's a sort of language, in a way, and you could argue that Chomsky was correct on this basis.
Very neat - I had not yeard about "Mentalese."
I tend to agree that "language" needs a much broader definition, but there's certainly some kind of inherent ability for us to use shortcuts so we can think about things in our mind's eye. I think that's a sort of language, in a way, and you could argue that Chomsky was correct on this basis.
Keep 'em coming!