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Human language: Are nonhuman precursors lacking?
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 04 February 2010
Abstract
Contra Wilkins & Wakefield, we argue that an evolutionarily inspired approach to language must consider different facets of language (i.e., more than syntax and semantics), and must explore the possibility of nonhuman precursors. Several examples are discussed, illustrating the power of the comparative approach in illuminating our understanding of language evolution.
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- Open Peer Commentary
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- Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 18 , Issue 1: An International Journal of Current Research and Theory with Open Peer Commentary , March 1995 , pp. 190 - 191
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- Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1995
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