TY - JOUR
T1 - Language as shaped by the brain as shaped by development
T2 - Commentary on Christiansen and Chater
AU - Samuelson, Larissa K
PY - 2008/10
Y1 - 2008/10
N2 - Though we agree with their argument that language is shaped by domain-general learning processes, Christiansen & Chater (C&C) neglect to detail how the development of these processes shapes language change. We discuss a number of examples that show how developmental processes at multiple levels and timescales are critical to understanding the origin of domain-general mechanisms that shape language evolution.
AB - Though we agree with their argument that language is shaped by domain-general learning processes, Christiansen & Chater (C&C) neglect to detail how the development of these processes shapes language change. We discuss a number of examples that show how developmental processes at multiple levels and timescales are critical to understanding the origin of domain-general mechanisms that shape language evolution.
U2 - 10.1017/S0140525X08005268
DO - 10.1017/S0140525X08005268
M3 - Book/Film/Article review
VL - 31
SP - 535
EP - 536
JO - Behavioral and Brain Sciences
JF - Behavioral and Brain Sciences
SN - 0140-525X
IS - 5
ER -