Linguistic Anthropology
What do Chomsky and Gould have to say about how language evolved?
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Linguist Noam Chomsky and evolutionary biologist Stephen Gould believe that language evolved as a result of other evolutionary processes. This essentially makes language a byproduct of evolution and not a specific adaptation. They pose the theory that many human behaviors are something Gould calls "spandrels." This is when a species uses an adaptation for a purpose other than what it was initially meant for, like bird feathers that were initially only for insulation.
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