No unleashed expression without language

While the metarepresentational structure of ostensive communication may explain the unleashing of human expression, it neither explains the open-endedness of the thoughts expressed/communicated, nor how the multiply embedded nature of the metarepresentational structure invoked arose. These both requ...

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Published inThe Behavioral and brain sciences Vol. 46; p. e6
Main Author Carston, Robyn
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York, USA Cambridge University Press 17.02.2023
Subjects
Brain
Communication
Humans
Language
Linguistics
Open Peer Commentary
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ISSN0140-525X
1469-1825
1469-1825
DOI10.1017/S0140525X22000802

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Summary:While the metarepresentational structure of ostensive communication may explain the unleashing of human expression, it neither explains the open-endedness of the thoughts expressed/communicated, nor how the multiply embedded nature of the metarepresentational structure invoked arose. These both require the recursivity of human language, a capacity which must be distinguished from external (public) languages and their use in communication.
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ISSN:0140-525X
1469-1825
1469-1825
DOI:10.1017/S0140525X22000802