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Abstract

Synthetic and holistic theories of protolanguage are typically seen as being in opposition. In this paper I 1) evaluate a recent critique of holistic protolanguage 2) sketch how the differences between these two theories can be reconciled, 3) consider a more fundamental problem with the concept of protolanguage.

@inproceedings{ksmith06evolang,
  author={Kenny Smith},
  title={The protolanguage debate: bridging the gap?},
  year={2006},
  pages={315-322},
  booktitle={Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on the Evolution of Language},
  url={http://www.isrl.uiuc.edu/~amag/langev/paper/ksmith06evolang.html}
}