Christiansen, MH;
Chater, N;
(2009)
The myth of language universals and the myth of universal grammar.
BEHAV BRAIN SCI
, 32
(5)
452 -453.
10.1017/S0140525X09990641.
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Abstract
Evans & Levinson (E&L) argue that language universals are a myth. Christiansen and Chater (2008) have recently suggested that innate universal grammar is also a myth. This commentary explores the connection between these two theses, and draws wider implications for the cognitive science of language.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | The myth of language universals and the myth of universal grammar |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1017/S0140525X09990641 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X09990641 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | © 2009 Cambridge University Press |
| Keywords: | STIMULUS |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/124395 |
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