Re: teleology and language

From: Wade T.Smith (wade_smith@harvard.edu)
Date: Tue Apr 30 2002 - 23:58:38 BST

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    On Tuesday, April 30, 2002, at 05:42 , Bill Spight wrote:

    > Humans select among their linguistic options every
    > day.

    But they don't select for them. They are available options. Like items
    on a shelf in a store.

    I'm not saying language is static. But mere dynamism is not evolution.

    - Wade

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