The Language Myth: Why Language Is Not an Instinct

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Categorization, perception, and language Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation Language and cultural evolution

Abstract

Acknowledgements 1. Language and mind rethought 2. Is human language unrelated to animal communication systems? 3. Are there language universals? 4. Is language innate? 5. Is language a distinct module in the mind? 6. Is there a universal Mentalese? 7. Is thought independent of language? 8. Language and mind regained.

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