The continuing legacy of nature versus nurture in biolinguistics
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Theories of language evolution that separate biological and cultural contributions perpetuate a false dichotomy between nature and nurture. The explanatory power of future theories will depend on acknowledging the reality of gene-culture interaction and how it makes language possible.
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دوره 24 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2017