DEVO-DARWINISM. WHAT LANGUAGE TELLS US ABOUT THE ROLE OF DEVELOPMENT ON EVOLUTION

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作者
Lorenzo, Guillermo [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Oviedo, Dpto Filol Espanola Area Linguist Gen, Oviedo, Spain
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ENDOXA-SERIES FILOSOFICAS | 2010年 / 24期
关键词
Animal cognition; Darwin; evo-devo; homology; language;
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B [哲学、宗教];
学科分类号
01 ; 0101 ;
摘要
Darwin established an evolutionary link between birdsong and human language when trying to counteract the apparent exceptionality of the latter, and recent molecular findings have confirmed that it might be an example of true homology. This essay reviews this aspect of Darwin's thought and comments its significance within the context of current evolutionary developmental biology. It nevertheless contends that the corroboration of this homology does require neither the existence of a gradual path of evolution between both abilities or the guidance by the mechanisms of sexual or natural selection.
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页码:247 / 273
页数:27
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