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Clarifying the logical problem of language acquisition

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 December 2004

STEVEN PINKER
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Harvard University

Abstract

MacWhinney is to be commended for reopening questions about the logical problem of language acquisition in the light of new data and models. Unfortunately his discussion is marred by technical errors, false dichotomies, and inadequate attention to detail.

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Discussion
Copyright
2004 Cambridge University Press

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Footnotes

Supported by NIH grant HD 18381.