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The faculty of language: what's special about it?

20051,399 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Steven Pinker · William James College

Ray Jackendoff · Brandeis University

Topics & Keywords

Language and cultural evolution Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation Language Development and Disorders

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Quality Education

Publication Details

Published in: Cognition

Volume 95, Issue 2, pp. 201-236

DOI: 10.1016/j.cognition.2004.08.004

Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 708.98

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