Language and the Miracle Creed
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1558/rtcfl.25349Keywords:
biolinguistics, miracle creed, basic property of language, structural dependence, language acquisitionAbstract
Since Massimo Piattelli-Palmarini’s coining of the term biolinguistics in 1974, biolinguistics research has attracted numerous attentions from the linguistic circle and its neighbouring fields, triggering various ways of pursuing it. The current paper makes clear the origin, significance, and implications of biolinguistics, especially, the reason why the biolinguistics enterprise realizes the miracle creed firstly assumed by Albert Einstein. In this way, the controversies and mis-conceptualization of biolinguistics in current linguistic literature can be clarified, paving the solid foundation for future biolinguistics research.
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