This chapter describes the origin of contemporary biolinguistics. In particular, the authors discuss the philosophical and linguistic presuppositions of Chomskyan biolinguistics and his ambiguous positions on dualism and Platonism. They also analyze the Chomskyan approach to evolutionism and its criticism of the more functionalist and adaptationist aspects of Darwinism. They highlight his choice to counteract the tendency of naturalistic studies not to develop a solid theory of language. © Springer International Publishing AG 2016.
Chomsky and biolinguistics
Pennisi, Antonino;Falzone, Alessandra
2016-01-01
Abstract
This chapter describes the origin of contemporary biolinguistics. In particular, the authors discuss the philosophical and linguistic presuppositions of Chomskyan biolinguistics and his ambiguous positions on dualism and Platonism. They also analyze the Chomskyan approach to evolutionism and its criticism of the more functionalist and adaptationist aspects of Darwinism. They highlight his choice to counteract the tendency of naturalistic studies not to develop a solid theory of language. © Springer International Publishing AG 2016.File in questo prodotto:
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