Lingua ex Machina: Reconciling Darwin and Chomsky with the human brain



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Lingua ex Machina: Reconciling Darwin and Chomsky with the human brain- William Calvin and Derek Bickerton offer three ways for getting from ape behaviors to syntax. They focus on the transition from simple word association in short sentences (protolanguage) to longer recursively structured sentences (requiring syntax).