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The Update of the Biolinguistic Agenda

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Darwinian Biolinguistics

Part of the book series: Perspectives in Pragmatics, Philosophy & Psychology ((PEPRPHPS,volume 12))

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This chapter is devoted to the reconstruction of the criticisms and internal reviews of Chomskyan biolinguistics. In particular, it deals with Balari and Lorenzo’s positions, who support the often extreme acceptance of the Evo-Devo, and those of Cedric Boeckx. The latter, especially, deeply reflects the need for the pre-existence of the lexicon so that one is able to apply the computational mechanisms provided by the minimalist position.

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  1. Department of Cognitive Science, University of Messina, Messina, Italy

    Antonino Pennisi & Alessandra Falzone

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Pennisi, A., Falzone, A. (2016). The Update of the Biolinguistic Agenda . In: Darwinian Biolinguistics . Perspectives in Pragmatics, Philosophy & Psychology, vol 12. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-47688-9_4

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