TY - JOUR
T1 - Many important language universals are not reducible to processing or cognition
AU - Medeiros, David P.
AU - Piattelli-Palmarini, Massi
AU - Bever, Thomas G
PY - 2016/1/1
Y1 - 2016/1/1
N2 - Christiansen & Chater (C&C) ignore the many linguistic universals that cannot be reduced to processing or cognitive constraints, some of which we present. Their claim that grammar is merely acquired language processing skill cannot account for such universals. Their claim that all other universal properties are historically and culturally based is a nonsequitur about language evolution, lacking data.
AB - Christiansen & Chater (C&C) ignore the many linguistic universals that cannot be reduced to processing or cognitive constraints, some of which we present. Their claim that grammar is merely acquired language processing skill cannot account for such universals. Their claim that all other universal properties are historically and culturally based is a nonsequitur about language evolution, lacking data.
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U2 - 10.1017/S0140525X15000722
DO - 10.1017/S0140525X15000722
M3 - Comment/debate
C2 - 27562411
SN - 0140-525X
VL - 39
SP - e86
JO - The Behavioral and brain sciences
JF - The Behavioral and brain sciences
ER -