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The continuing legacy of nature versus nurture in biolinguistics

Psychonomic Bulletin and Review (2017) 24(1) 140-141
DOI: 10.3758/s13423-016-1202-7
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Theories of language evolution that separate biological and cultural contributions perpetuate a false dichotomy between nature and nurture. The explanatory power of future theories will depend on acknowledging the reality of gene–culture interaction and how it makes language possible.

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Bowling, D. L. (2017). The continuing legacy of nature versus nurture in biolinguistics. Psychonomic Bulletin and Review, 24(1), 140–141. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13423-016-1202-7

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