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Language, Memetics, Gene-Culture Coevolution

Darwin thought human language was instinctualBehaviourist perspectiveSkinner

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Language, Memetics, Gene-Culture Coevolution

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    1. Understanding Culture from a Selectionist View Language, Memetics, & Gene-Culture Coevolution

    2. Darwin thought human language was instinctual Behaviourist perspective Skinner & operant conditioning Cognitivist perspective Chomsky & Language Acquisition Device The Language Debate

    3. Why study human language at all? Cognitive revolution �Go-ed� vs. �went� Culturalist vs. nativist extremism How many words does the �Eskimo� language have for snow? 2, 9, 48, 100, or 200? Pidgins & creoles Importance & Acquisition

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