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Why would it exclude Pirahã stories? "I got up this morning and everything was fine. Mid-morning I fell out of a tree and had a hell of a time getting home. Bu
by robotresearcher 8y ago
Why would it exclude Pirahã stories?
"I got up this morning and everything was fine. Mid-morning I fell out of a tree and had a hell of a time getting home. But I made it and was so happy to see my family again."
The rise/fall model is rather trivial, but your point doesn't stick.
- sdrothrock 8y ago> Why would it exclude Pirahã stories? Because they analyzed "thousands of novels." There are no Pirahã novels. The point I was trying to make is that the sample set of 1700 novels, most likely from a Western tradition, is laughably small to claim it applies to "every story in the world."