The language myth: why language is not an instinct

2016/09/07 by Arthur Holmer · 1 citation
Social Sciences · Arts and Humanities · #Language and cultural evolution #Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation #Media, Communication, and Education

paper · doi:10.1080/01434632.2016.1222715

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Abstract

No other linguistic paradigm has generated as much debate, inspiration and controversy as Chomsky’s generative model of the 1950s. Based on an assumption that the human language faculty rests upon ...

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