I've had this book on my shelves for some time now. I really need to get to reading it. I'm surprised by the claim the language evolved from vocalizations first. As a long time Tomasello reader I thought the case for gestures first was quite strong. (Though I recall Scott-Philipps had some quibble with it).
And on the topic of Universal Grammar, have you read Heyes' critic in Cognitive Gadgets? I'd be interested to know what you think of it.
I also highly recommend Caleb Everett's A Myriad of Tongues
Excellent analysis, thank you
I've had this book on my shelves for some time now. I really need to get to reading it. I'm surprised by the claim the language evolved from vocalizations first. As a long time Tomasello reader I thought the case for gestures first was quite strong. (Though I recall Scott-Philipps had some quibble with it).
And on the topic of Universal Grammar, have you read Heyes' critic in Cognitive Gadgets? I'd be interested to know what you think of it.
I also highly recommend Caleb Everett's A Myriad of Tongues
Same! I was surprised to, but he made quite a compelling case based on experiments he cited. Thanks for the other recs - i'll take a look.