The evolution of the faculty of language from a Chomskyan perspective: Bridging linguistics and biology

Journal of Anthropological Sciences

Volumn 91, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-48

  Longa, Víctor M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Computational complexity; Faculty of language; Generative Grammar; Language evolution; Nativism; Prehistoric geometric engravings

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897625196     PISSN: 18274765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4436/JASS.91011     Document Type: Review

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