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Evolution is opportunistic and has a "historic" logic of its own making. Existing structures and systems are adapted to serve new ends, often maintaining their original functions as well. Once a new behavior is in place, natural selection may then modify a structure to enhance that aspect of life; but some, or all, of the demands of the starting point may persist.
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In this forcefully argued book, the leading evolutionary theorist of language provides a framework for studying the evolution of human language and cognition. Philip Lieberman asserts that the widely influential theories of language’s development are inconsistent with principles and findings of evolutionary biology and neuroscience.
