Culture trumps biology in language development, study argues (fwd link)

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Culture trumps biology in language development, study argues

Researchers construct evolutionary trees for four linguistic groups and
conclude that cultures, not innate preferences, drive the language rules
humans create – contrary to the findings of noted linguists Noam Chomsky and
Joseph Greenberg.

By Amina Khan, Los Angeles Times
April 14, 2011
USA

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http://www.latimes.com/news/science/la-sci-language-20110414,0,1473928.story
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