Here, prior to the TV program, we introduce the complete interview given at his residence on April 8. The interviewer, Ms. Kate Elwood, is active in the various media as well as writing articles for economics magazines, using her considerable skills in Japanese. She was an OYR student from University of Pennsylvania and studied Japanese history at ICU in 1983. Professor Maher thank you for joining us today. Linguistics is the thoughtful study of language and linguists are people who examine how language works.
Language is the bridge between our biological and cultural evolution.
First of all, language is biological system. It's virtually unstoppable. Just like our visual or hearing system. Language is a basic expression of the genes. At this level, the environment is just the switch-on button.