Abstract：
:A small number of discrete choices ('parameters') embedded within a system of otherwise universal principles create the extensive superficial differences between unrelated languages like English, Japanese, and Mohawk. Most current thinking about the evolution of language ignores or denies the existence of these parameters because it can see no rationale for them. That the human language faculty is organized in this way makes more sense if language is compared to a cipher or code. As such, it would have a purpose of concealing information from some at the same time as it communicates information to others.
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Trends Cogn Scijournal_title
Trends in cognitive sciencesauthors
Baker MCdoi
10.1016/s1364-6613(03)00157-8subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2003-08-01 00:00:00pages
349-353issue
8eissn
1364-6613issn
1879-307Xpii
S1364661303001578journal_volume
7pub_type
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journal_title：Trends in cognitive sciences
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/S1364-6613(97)01067-X
更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Trends in cognitive sciences
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
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journal_title：Trends in cognitive sciences
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.tics.2014.02.013
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journal_title：Trends in cognitive sciences
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/S1364-6613(97)89053-5
更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Trends in cognitive sciences
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.tics.2008.11.002
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journal_title：Trends in cognitive sciences
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.tics.2004.03.012
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journal_title：Trends in cognitive sciences
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.tics.2003.12.004
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journal_title：Trends in cognitive sciences
pub_type： 评论,杂志文章
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journal_title：Trends in cognitive sciences
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.tics.2008.04.010
更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Trends in cognitive sciences
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s1364-6613(02)01931-9
更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00
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pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.tics.2015.08.014
更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Trends in cognitive sciences
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.tics.2012.07.005
更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Trends in cognitive sciences
pub_type： 评论,杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.tics.2018.12.002
更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Trends in cognitive sciences
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/S1364-6613(97)01079-6
更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00
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doi：10.1016/s1364-6613(03)00034-2
更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Trends in cognitive sciences
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.tics.2018.04.004
更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Trends in cognitive sciences
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
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journal_title：Trends in cognitive sciences
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.tics.2004.06.002
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journal_title：Trends in cognitive sciences
pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Trends in cognitive sciences
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journal_title：Trends in cognitive sciences
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doi：10.1016/j.tics.2006.08.007
更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Trends in cognitive sciences
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.tics.2012.06.007
更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Trends in cognitive sciences
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.tics.2010.05.003
更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Trends in cognitive sciences
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.tics.2013.10.013
更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Trends in cognitive sciences
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.tics.2003.08.002
更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Trends in cognitive sciences
pub_type： 评论,杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.tics.2014.01.008
更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Trends in cognitive sciences
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.tics.2018.03.004
更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Trends in cognitive sciences
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.tics.2004.01.003
更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00
