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dc.contributor.authorSmith, Kennyen_UK
dc.contributor.authorKirby, Simonen_UK
dc.contributor.authorSmith, Andrew D Men_UK
dc.date.accessioned2012-08-10T15:18:59Z-
dc.date.available2012-08-10T15:18:59Z-
dc.date.issued2008-10en_UK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1893/7319-
dc.description.abstractWe agree that language adapts to the brain, but we note that language also has to adapt to brain-external constraints, such as those arising from properties of the cultural transmission medium. The hypothesis that Christiansen & Chater (C&C) raise in the target article not only has profound consequences for our understanding of language, but also for our understanding of the biological evolution of the language faculty.en_UK
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherCambridge University Pressen_UK
dc.relationSmith K, Kirby S & Smith ADM (2008) The brain plus the cultural transmission mechanism determine the nature of language. Commentary on: MH Christiansen and N Chater,"Language as shaped by the brain", Behavioral and Brain Sciences, (2008) Vol.31, pp.489–558.. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 31 (5), pp. 533-534. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X08005244en_UK
dc.relation.isbasedonMH Christiansen and N Chater,"Language as shaped by the brain", Behavioral and Brain Sciences, (2008) Vol.31, pp.489–558.en_UK
dc.rightsPublisher policy allows this work to be made available in this repository. Published in Behavioral and Brain Sciences by Cambridge University Press, copyright 2008. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, Volume 31, Issue 05, October 2008, pp 533-534. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X08005244en_UK
dc.titleThe brain plus the cultural transmission mechanism determine the nature of languageen_UK
dc.typeJournal Articleen_UK
dc.identifier.doi10.1017/S0140525X08005244en_UK
dc.citation.jtitleBehavioral and Brain Sciencesen_UK
dc.citation.issn1469-1825en_UK
dc.citation.issn0140-525Xen_UK
dc.citation.volume31en_UK
dc.citation.issue5en_UK
dc.citation.spage533en_UK
dc.citation.epage534en_UK
dc.citation.publicationstatusPublisheden_UK
dc.citation.peerreviewedRefereeden_UK
dc.type.statusVoR - Version of Recorden_UK
dc.author.emailandrew.smith@stir.ac.uken_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationNorthumbria Universityen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Edinburghen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationEnglish Studiesen_UK
dc.identifier.scopusid2-s2.0-53349156738en_UK
dc.identifier.wtid784345en_UK
dc.contributor.orcid0000-0001-7265-4175en_UK
dcterms.dateAccepted2008-10-31en_UK
dc.date.filedepositdate2012-08-06en_UK
rioxxterms.typeJournal Article/Reviewen_UK
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local.rioxx.authorSmith, Kenny|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorKirby, Simon|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorSmith, Andrew D M|0000-0001-7265-4175en_UK
local.rioxx.projectInternal Project|University of Stirling|https://isni.org/isni/0000000122484331en_UK
local.rioxx.freetoreaddate2012-08-06en_UK
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