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Language is shaped for social interactions, as well as by the brain

Year: 2008

Type: article

Abstract: Language learning is not primarily driven by a motivation to describe invariant features of the world, but rather by a strong force to be a part of the social group, which by definition is not invariant. It is not sufficient for language to be fit for the speaker's perceptual motor system. It must also be fit for social interactions.

Source: Behavioral and Brain Sciences

DOI: 10.1017/s0140525x0800527x

Authors: Mikkel Wallentin, Chris D. Frith

Institutions: Aarhus University Hospital, Wellcome Centre for Human Neuroimaging, University College London

Language: English

Topic: Language and cultural evolution

Subfield: Cultural Studies

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W1996562420

FWCI: 8.677

Cites: 61

Cited by: 5

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