Maya Pencheva – Windows on Language Evolution

Maya Pencheva - Windows on Language Evolution Abstract: The paper explores the theme of the evolution of a language. Three major theories are presented: Nativism, Neo-Darwinism and Windows Theory. The author summarises recent ideas related to these relevant presumptions and focuses on the 8 components of the „Windows” theory proposed by Rudolph Botha (2009).

Keywords: language evolution, Nativism, Neo-Darwinism, Windows Theory.

Rhetoric and Communications E-journal, Issue 8, April 2013,  http://rhetoric.bg/, ISSN 1314-4464

 

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