Author: Michael Denton
Human Language: Linguistic Ability by Saltation
Rather than being earned, linguistic capacity was given.
Discovering Fire: How We Became Pyrophiles
With the approaching premiere of Fire-Maker, we asked Dr. Denton for his comments on a well-timed research article.
Human Language: Noam Chomsky, Universal Grammar, and Natural Selection
There is no doubt that a unique deep structure underlies the languages of all members of our species, modern Homo sapiens.
Human Language: The Homo Homolog
Because of the lack of homology and the lack of plausible adaptive evolutionary steps, the origin of language remains an abiding mystery.
Long-Term Trends in the Fossil Record
Constant directional change is inexplicable in terms of neo-Darwinism.