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...Nevins. Nevins, an assistant professor in the Linguistics department has come out most strongly against Everett’s arguments, co-writing a paper refuting the validity of almost every point Everett makes about the extraordinary nature of the Pirahã language (“Pirahã Exceptionality: a Reassessment??). Nevins and his co-authors outright repudiate Everett’s claims about the absence of embedding—which includes, among other things, the use of relative clauses—in Pirahã. The critics also draw parallels to other cultures in realms where Everett argues...

Author: By Joshua J. Kearney, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: 'Don't Sleep,' There is Much (Linguistic) Debate | 11/21/2008 | See Source »

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