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. 2015 Feb 13;13(2):e1002064.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1002064. eCollection 2015 Feb.

Language did not spring forth 100,000 years ago

Philip Lieberman  1
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Language did not spring forth 100,000 years ago

Philip Lieberman. PLoS Biol. .

Abstract

In response to an Essay by Johan Bolhuis and co-authors, Phillip Lieberman contends that rather than arising from a key recent innovation ("merge"), language arose by gradual evolution of ancient capabilities.

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  • Language: UG or not to be, that is the question.
    Bolhuis JJ, Tattersall I, Chomsky N, Berwick RC. Bolhuis JJ, et al. PLoS Biol. 2015 Feb 13;13(2):e1002063. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1002063. eCollection 2015 Feb. PLoS Biol. 2015. PMID: 25679209 Free PMC article.

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  • How could language have evolved?
    Bolhuis JJ, Tattersall I, Chomsky N, Berwick RC. Bolhuis JJ, et al. PLoS Biol. 2014 Aug 26;12(8):e1001934. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1001934. eCollection 2014 Aug. PLoS Biol. 2014. PMID: 25157536 Free PMC article.

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