Qs: 'Review article' on functionalism

Wed Dec 30 20:27:03 UTC 1998

Dear funknetters,

I have been asked by a palaeontologist colleague if there is a good article
which summarises the differences between the functionalist and generativist
approaches to language. Can anyone recommend an article (or even a book)
which (1) would be accessible to non-linguists and (2) would give a fair
assessment of the functionalist view of  language and its development?

Thanks,

Guy Deutscher

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Dr Guy Deutscher
St. John's College
Cambridge CB2 1TP
England