... to explain language acquisition and that genetic assimilation is the most evolutionarily plausible mechanism for the emergence of language in the linguistic environment of adaptation. biases language acquisition device Baldwin effect cultural evolution genetic assimilation niche construction first...

... world-bound or extrovert and later also mind-bound or introvert. The central argument aims to show that sociocultural tasks and practices call for the development of intuitive psychology, which has a self-regulatory role in children's assimilation and handling of sociocultural tasks and activities...

...This concluding chapter summarizes the main topics discussed in this book. It discusses some important points about Lamarckism and evolutionary biology today, the prevalence and evolutionary significance of genetic assimilation, selection for polyphenism, mutational assimilation, plasticity, niche...

... adaptation, genetic assimilation, reproductive isolation, evolution of development, and macroevolutionary change. Germ line Hereditary variation Modern Synthesis MS Soft inheritance Variation Communities as targets of selection Divergence evolutionary DNA Group level selection Innovation s...

... discusses the hypothesis of Crossmodular Structural Parallelism, examines whether assimilation and dissimilation are subroutines of harmony, and looks at languages where vowel harmony is not possible. Finally, the chapter considers areas of potential future collaboration with other branches of linguistics...

... of animals and the influence of genes on syntax or on language. It discusses potential evolutionary constraints and some potential mechanisms for the evolution of syntax, including the Baldwin effect, genetic assimilation, masking, and unmasking. It concludes with a review of the fossil and archaeological...