Historical evolution of culture, mind, and language. Considerations basing on Everett´s study upon the Pirahã

The language of the Pirahãs, an indigenuous group living in Amazonian rain forest, lacks recursion and embedding, plural passive, has some other traits that discriminate this kind from those nowadays usually spoken. Daniel Everett described language, tried to explain mind, culture by their cultural values norms they allegedly appreciate. He assumes follow immediate experience principle hinders them surpass hic nunc experiences apply any abstractions. Likewise, he explains lack number usage, categorical color terms, quantifiers, rich mythology religion, subjective dream understandings against missing This article here demonstrates instead developmental psychology is needed for explanation mind mentioned. preoperational stage human development causes mental characteristics It also originates structures Pirahã language. Accordingly, widely corresponds modern children run through during preschool years before learn understanding application subordinate clauses, plural. Thus, was right seeing a common reason various Pirahãs. However, not social or phenomena but certain psychological exactly describable psychology. Henceforth, strengthens tries use study history languages. shows superiority approach over Darwinian approaches present-day linguists when studying evidences both Chomsky´s universal grammar theory blockade proper takes place as does culture. Therefore, tools available illuminate