A Naturalist Reconstruction of Minimalist and Evolutionary Biolinguistics

A Naturalist Reconstruction of Minimalist and Evolutionary Biolinguistics

Kinsella & Marcus (2009; K&M) argue that considerations of biological evolution invalidate the picture of optimal language design put forward under the rubric of the minimalist program (Chomsky 1993 et seq.), but in this article it will be pointed out that K&M’s objection is undermined b...

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Main Authors: Hiroki Narita, Koji Fujita
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PsychOpen GOLD/ Leibniz Institute for Psychology 2010-12-01
Series:Biolinguistics
Subjects:
evolutionary/biological adequacy
language evolution
methodological/metaphysical naturalism
minimalist program
third factor of language design
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.5964/bioling.8803

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https://doi.org/10.5964/bioling.8803

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