Most contemporary approaches to language origin show little or no difference with those dating back to the 18th or 19th centuries. It is suggested that an "exaptationist" approach investigating the role of recursion in the postulated forms of "protolanguage" could open new paths of research.

The problem of the origin of language in Western philosophy and linguistics

GRAFFI, Giorgio
2005-01-01

Abstract

Most contemporary approaches to language origin show little or no difference with those dating back to the 18th or 19th centuries. It is suggested that an "exaptationist" approach investigating the role of recursion in the postulated forms of "protolanguage" could open new paths of research.
2005
exaptationism; recursion; protolanguage
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