FOXP2基因是人类发现的第一个与语言相关的基因。自其被发现二十多年来,它已经成为国外有关语言神经生物学和生物语言学研究的前言热点。本文根据FOXP2与语言相关性研究的历程和现状以及Kate Distin的模因观或文化DNA假说,初步分析了语言的起源、习得和进化过程。在此基础上,文章对Chomsky的“普遍语法”提出了一些质疑。
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