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The evolution of the language faculty: Clarifications and implications
Cognition · 2005 · Vol. 97(2) · pp. 179–210
W. Tecumseh Fitch✉(University of St Andrews)Michael A. Hauser(Harvard University Press)Noam Chomsky(Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Language and cultural evolutionGenomics and Phylogenetic StudiesAnimal Vocal Communication and BehaviorCognitive scienceEpistemologyDisciplineFunction (biology)SpeculationField (mathematics)PsychologyComputer scienceLinguisticsSociology
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Biological EvolutionHumansLanguageLinguisticsSpeech Perception
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