Conceptual Structure and the Emergence of the Language Faculty: Much Ado about Knotting.
One perspective in contemporary linguistic theory defends the idea that the language faculty may result from the combinations of diverse systems and principles. As a case study, I critique a recent proposal by Juan Uriagereka and colleagues according to which the evolutionary emergence of the langua...
| Publicado en: | International Journal of Philosophical Studies Vol. 20; no. 4; pp. 519 - 540 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Oct2012
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