Abstract
The recognition that contentful universals are rare and often banal does not undermine the fact that most non-universal but recurring patterns of language are amenable to explanation. These patterns are sensical or motivated solutions to interacting and often conflicting factors. As implied by the Evans & Levinson's (E&L's) article, linguistics would be well served to move beyond the essentialist bias that seeks universal, innate, unchanging categories with rigid boundaries.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 455-456 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Behavioral and Brain Sciences |
Volume | 32 |
Issue number | 5 |
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State | Published - Oct 2009 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology
- Physiology
- Behavioral Neuroscience