From: Noam Chomsky c Sent: Sunday, January 3, 2016 4:52 PM To: Jeffrey E. Subject: RE: Don't see how it would work. We can't tell stories until language is already available. There are, of course, speculations about how language might have developed very slowly, first with short sentences, then longer ones, etc. One could interweave speculations about story telling into these. Problem with these tales is the usual one with speculation — one can imagine 1 million possibilities. Dick Lewontin's important paper on evolution of cognition is again relevant. And there is a more formidable problem: the leap to unboundedness is saltational, by definition, so nothing is gained by the speculations, a fact that many of those engaged in these efforts seem not to have grasped. From: jeffrey E. [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, January 03, 2016 11:25 AM To: Noam Chomsky < Subject: how does story telling fit in to the origin of language. ? internal stories? overlay on music . alarms? how important are stories ? please note The information contained in this communication is confidential, may be attorney-client privileged, may constitute inside information, and is intended only for the use of the addressee. It is the property of JEE Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by return e-mail or by e-mail to [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> , and destroy this communication and all copies thereof, including all attachments. copyright -all rights reserved EFTA_R1_01590832 EFTA02477074