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Evolution, Perfection, and Theories of Language
Published 2009-09-01“…Here it is argued that language is neither perfect nor optimal, and shown how theories of language which place these proper-ties at their core run into both conceptual and empirical problems.…”
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Cognitive-evolutionary theory of language: justification
Published 2023-08-01Subjects: “…cognitive-evolutionary theory of language…”
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XXth-century theories of language: an epistemological diagnosis
Published 1996-12-01Subjects: “…XXth-century theories of language…”
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Justifications for a Discontinuity Theory of Language Evolution
Published 2018-02-01“…In Chapter 6 of Biological Foundations of Language, Lenneberg argues against continuity theories of language evolution, which claim that language evolved from simpler communication systems. …”
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Signifying Truth: Augustine, Lacan, and a Theory of Language
Published 2013-12-01“…Lacan explicitly read Augustine’s scenario of the jealous child in the Confessions, and devoted an early seminar to his theory of language and signification; I propose to take these readings seriously while showing that their psychoanalytic relevance extends further into Augustine’s theory of language and subjectivity than perhaps is normally recognized. …”
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[Bühler, Karl. Theory of language: the representational function of language]
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Characterizing Incommensurability on the basis of a contextual theory of language
Published 2004-05-01“…In this article I present, first, a criticism of certain aspects of the way Martin Carrier characterizes semantic incommensurability on the basis of a contextual theory of language. Subsequently I introduce some distinctions and put forward some proposals in order to pursue the same project. …”
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