Is language natural to man? Some historical considerations

被引：1
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作者：
Levelt, Willem J. M. [1 ]
机构：
[1] Max Planck Inst Psycholinguist, POB 310, NL-6500 AH Nijmegen, Netherlands
来源：
CURRENT OPINION IN BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES | 2018年 / 21卷
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D O I：
10.1016/j.cobeha.2018.04.003
中图分类号：
B84 [心理学]; C [社会科学总论]; Q98 [人类学];
学科分类号：
03 ; 0303 ; 030303 ; 04 ; 0402 ;
摘要：
Since the Enlightenment period, natural theories of speech and language evolution have florished in the language sciences. Four ever returning core issues are highlighted in this paper: Firstly, Is language natural to man or just an invention? Secondly, Is language a specific human ability (a 'language instinct') or does it arise from general cognitive capacities we share with other animals? Thirdly, Has the evolution of language been a gradual process or did it rather suddenly arise, due to some 'evolutionary twist'? Lastly, Is the child's language acquisition an appropriate model for language evolution?
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页码：127 / 131
页数：5
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