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In Prototypical Autism, the Genetic Ability to Learn Language is Triggered by Structured Information, not Only by Exposure to Oral Language
2021-06-28
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What does the way autistics bypass, learn, and eventually master language tell us about humans’ genetically encoded linguistic ability? In this theoretical review, we argue that autistic non-social acquisition of language, as well as autistic savant abilities, provide a strong argument for an innate, human-specific orientation toward (and mastery of) complex embedded structures. Autistic non-social language...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 82112b5c-f3f7-5124-9a90-6dd8f2aed59d
- DOI
- 10.20944/preprints202106.0637.v1