The language instinct : the new science of language and mind / by Pinker, Steven, 1954-

Language and Humanity: Is It More Than Mere Instinct? by Teri McCarthy

Subjects: “…Language Instinct…”
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The language myth : why language is not an instinct / by Evans, Vyvyan, author

“…Debunking the notion of a language 'instinct', Evans demonstrates that language is related to other animal forms of communication; that languages exhibit staggering diversity; that we learn our mother tongue drawing on general properties and abilities of the human mind, rather than an inborn 'universal' grammar; and that, ultimately, language and the mind reflect and draw upon the way we interact with others in the world. …”

The cambridge handbook of biolinguistics (cambridge handbooks in language and linguistics) / by Boeckx, Cedric, Grohmann, Kleanthes K.

Fuzzy Logic Based Teaching/Learning of a Foreign Language in Multilingual Situations by Sweta SINHA

“…Learners with heavy mother tongue influence tend to use their natural languages instinctively in a way that can create their own fuzzy rules to encounter the situation of being taught an entirely new language. …”
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