The Evolution of Sentential Structure

The aim of this article is to present an evolutionarily grounded explanation of why we speak in sentences. This question is seldomly addressed, neither in the Chomskian tradition nor in cognitive linguistics. I base my explanation on an analysis of different levels of communication. I identify four...

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Main Author: Peter Gärdenfors
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associazione Culturale Humana.Mente 2014-12-01
Series:Humana.Mente: Journal of Philosophical Studies
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Online Access:http://www.humanamente.eu/index.php/HM/article/view/98