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Language use, not language, is what develops in childhood and adolescence

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 August 2006

Derek Bickerton
Derek Bickerton*
Affiliation:
Department of Linguistics, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI 96822 www.derekbickerton.com
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derbick@hawaii.rr.com
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Abstract:

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That both language and novel life-history stages are unique to humans is an interesting datum. But failure to distinguish between language and language use results in an exaggeration of the language acquisition period, which in turn vitiates claims that new developmental stages were causative factors in language evolution.

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Open Peer Commentary
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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 29 , Issue 3 , June 2006 , pp. 280 - 281
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2006