Write a brief essayon the theory of language evolution as presented by the writers of our two texts, Burling and Bickerton. In light of the theories offered by the authors we have read during the last unit of the course: Chomsky, Pinker, Pinker and Bloom, Lieberman, Rumbaugh, Everett, and Ulbaek. Your essay should seek to articulate the ways in which these prominent theorists support, contradict, and/or qualify the theories of Bickerton and Everett. Your essay should include substantive discussions of the work of Burling and Bickerton and at least three of the authors we studied in this last unit; in addition, it should include a substantive discussion of at least one of the three essays in the Essay 2 folder, the essays by Tomasello, Everett, and Hurford. A Note About Citations: For those essays taken from The First Word: The Search for the Origins of Language, by Christine Kenneally, take note that each is a chapter in which she discusses these scholars’ theories based on her research into their writings and her personal interviews with the scholars. Thus, when you cite something from Kenneally’s book, be sure to make it clear whether what you are citing is Kenneally’s opinion, a paraphrase of an opinion expressed by the linguist she is interviewing, or a quote from one of the scholars’ works. All references to the material in Kenneally should cite Kenneally and give the page(s) from that text. Should you cite material from one of the film clips, refer to the most recent APA format for such videos—As I’ve said in class, the Purdue Owl is a good resource for documentation style. Additional Information and Requirements Due Date December 3 (to be submitted in a word document to Canvas) Citations Minimum of 10 in-text citations. Manuscript Style Traditional font (11 or 12 point); double-spaced; follow APA stylesheet (no abstract or title sheet needed)
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