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Peer reviewedPeng, Fred C. C. – Language Sciences, 1975
This paper argues against three premises of language innatism: 1) language is oral; 2) language is species-specific; and 3) man has a built-in language-specific capacity. (CHK)
Descriptors: Language, Language Ability, Language Acquisition, Linguistic Theory
Alterman, Arthur I. – Amer Ann Deaf, 1970
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Deafness, Exceptional Child Education, Finger Spelling
Peer reviewedHockett, C. F. – American Speech, 1978
Surveys recent literature on the origins of language, and speculates on the history of human language, especially on the factors contributing to the change from a gestoral to a vocal system. (Available from the University of Alabama Press, Periodicals Department, Drawer 2877, University, Alabama 35486.) (AM)
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Comparative Analysis, Diachronic Linguistics, Language
