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The continuing legacy of nature versus nurture in biolinguistics

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.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Bowling, Daniel L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer US 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5333347/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28120321
http://dx.doi.org/10.3758/s13423-016-1202-7
Descripción
Sumario: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.