TY - JOUR
T1 - Adaptation to moving targets
T2 - Culture/gene coevolution, not either/or
AU - Barrett, H. Clark
AU - Frankenhuis, W.E.
AU - Wilke, A.
PY - 2008/10
Y1 - 2008/10
N2 - We agree that much of language evolution is likely to be adaptation of languages to properties of the brain. However, the attempt to rule out the existence of language-specific adaptations a priori is misguided. In particular, the claim that adaptation to "moving targets" cannot occur is false. Instead, the details of gene-culture coevolution in language are an empirical matter. © 2008 Cambridge University Press.
AB - We agree that much of language evolution is likely to be adaptation of languages to properties of the brain. However, the attempt to rule out the existence of language-specific adaptations a priori is misguided. In particular, the claim that adaptation to "moving targets" cannot occur is false. Instead, the details of gene-culture coevolution in language are an empirical matter. © 2008 Cambridge University Press.
UR - https://www.mendeley.com/catalogue/f149ddf7-48ba-367b-b575-25b0d569815d/
U2 - 10.1017/S0140525X08005013
DO - 10.1017/S0140525X08005013
M3 - Article
SN - 0140-525X
VL - 31
SP - 511
EP - 512
JO - Behavioral and Brain Sciences
JF - Behavioral and Brain Sciences
IS - 5
ER -