Children and AIlanguage modelsreceive the samekind of linguisticinput; Modelssimply receivemore of itIncreasing theamount of inputdata necessarilymakes an AIsystem morehuman-likeSign languagesare visualrepresentations ofthe surroundingspoken languagesSomelanguages takelonger thanothers forchildren tolearnEach countrynaturallycorrespondsto onelanguageCreoles aresimplified or“broken”versions ofotherlanguagesDoublenegatives areinherentlyillogical ('I didn’tsee nobody')Somelanguages havenogrammar/syntaxCultures withmore advancedtechnologicaltend to havegrammaticallyricher languages.Linguisticabilities steadilyincrease as achild growsolderAdults’corrections arenecessary forchildren toacquiregrammarChildren cannotproducesentences theyhave neverpreviouslyheardTexting andsocial mediaaredestroyinggrammarA native speakerof a language isnaturally able toexplain the rulesof its ownlanguageSome of theworld’slanguages aregrammaticallymore complexthan othersFormal, carefulspeech isgrammaticallymore sophisticatedthan casual,everyday speechAI can correctlydefine and usewords, so itnecessarilyunderstandswords as humansdoSocietieswithout writingdo not possessfully developedlanguagesLanguagesbecome lessgrammaticalas theychangeEveryexpression canbe translatedword-for-wordinto anotherlanguageSign languagescannot expressabstract orhighly technicalideasAI produceshuman-likesentences, so itmust possesshuman-likegrammaticalrepresentationsParents andothercaregiversteach youngchildren theirlanguageSomelanguagesare morelogical thanothersChildren and AIlanguage modelsreceive the samekind of linguisticinput; Modelssimply receivemore of itIncreasing theamount of inputdata necessarilymakes an AIsystem morehuman-likeSign languagesare visualrepresentations ofthe surroundingspoken languagesSomelanguages takelonger thanothers forchildren tolearnEach countrynaturallycorrespondsto onelanguageCreoles aresimplified or“broken”versions ofotherlanguagesDoublenegatives areinherentlyillogical ('I didn’tsee nobody')Somelanguages havenogrammar/syntaxCultures withmore advancedtechnologicaltend to havegrammaticallyricher languages.Linguisticabilities steadilyincrease as achild growsolderAdults’corrections arenecessary forchildren toacquiregrammarChildren cannotproducesentences theyhave neverpreviouslyheardTexting andsocial mediaaredestroyinggrammarA native speakerof a language isnaturally able toexplain the rulesof its ownlanguageSome of theworld’slanguages aregrammaticallymore complexthan othersFormal, carefulspeech isgrammaticallymore sophisticatedthan casual,everyday speechAI can correctlydefine and usewords, so itnecessarilyunderstandswords as humansdoSocietieswithout writingdo not possessfully developedlanguagesLanguagesbecome lessgrammaticalas theychangeEveryexpression canbe translatedword-for-wordinto anotherlanguageSign languagescannot expressabstract orhighly technicalideasAI produceshuman-likesentences, so itmust possesshuman-likegrammaticalrepresentationsParents andothercaregiversteach youngchildren theirlanguageSomelanguagesare morelogical thanothers

Language Myths: Heard in the Wild Bingo - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. Children and AI language models receive the same kind of linguistic input; Models simply receive more of it
  2. Increasing the amount of input data necessarily makes an AI system more human-like
  3. Sign languages are visual representations of the surrounding spoken languages
  4. Some languages take longer than others for children to learn
  5. Each country naturally corresponds to one language
  6. Creoles are simplified or “broken” versions of other languages
  7. Double negatives are inherently illogical ('I didn’t see nobody')
  8. Some languages have no grammar/syntax
  9. Cultures with more advanced technological tend to have grammatically richer languages.
  10. Linguistic abilities steadily increase as a child grows older
  11. Adults’ corrections are necessary for children to acquire grammar
  12. Children cannot produce sentences they have never previously heard
  13. Texting and social media are destroying grammar
  14. A native speaker of a language is naturally able to explain the rules of its own language
  15. Some of the world’s languages are grammatically more complex than others
  16. Formal, careful speech is grammatically more sophisticated than casual, everyday speech
  17. AI can correctly define and use words, so it necessarily understands words as humans do
  18. Societies without writing do not possess fully developed languages
  19. Languages become less grammatical as they change
  20. Every expression can be translated word-for-word into another language
  21. Sign languages cannot express abstract or highly technical ideas
  22. AI produces human-like sentences, so it must possess human-like grammatical representations
  23. Parents and other caregivers teach young children their language
  24. Some languages are more logical than others