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Speaking of language: Thoughts on associations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 February 2010

Susan Graham
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University ot Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canadasagraham@sfu.ca
Diane Poulin-Dubois
Affiliation:
Centre for Research in Human Development, Concordia University, Montreal, QC H4B 1R6Canada. dpoulin@vax2.concordia.ca

Abstract

Müller attempts to downplay cases of dissociation between language and cognition as evidence against the modularity of language. We review cases of associations between verbal and nonverbal abilities as further evidence against the notion of language as an autonomous subsystem. We also point out a discrepancy between his proposal of homologies between nonhuman primates' communication and human language and recent proposals on the evolution of language.

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Open Peer Commentary
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1996

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