Evolution, Perfection, and Theories of Language
In this article it is argued that evolutionary plausibility must be made an important constraining factor when building theories of language. Recent suggestions that presume that language is necessarily a perfect or optimal system are at odds with this position, evolutionary theory showing us that e...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Biolinguistics
2009-09-01
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| Series: | Biolinguistics |
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| Online Access: | http://biolinguistics.eu/index.php/biolinguistics/article/view/87 |