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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.
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |
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. |
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