Pim Levelt

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  • Levelt, W. J. M. (2018). Is language natural to man? Some historical considerations. Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences, 21, 127-131. doi:10.1016/j.cobeha.2018.04.003.

    Abstract

    Since the Enlightenment period, natural theories of speech and language evolution have florished in the language sciences. Four ever returning core issues are highlighted in this paper: Firstly, Is language natural to man or just an invention? Secondly, Is language a specific human ability (a ‘language instinct’) or does it arise from general cognitive capacities we share with other animals? Thirdly, Has the evolution of language been a gradual process or did it rather suddenly arise, due to some ‘evolutionary twist’? Lastly, Is the child's language acquisition an appropriate model for language evolution?
  • Levelt, W. J. M. (1984). Geesteswetenschappelijke theorie als kompas voor de gangbare mening. In S. Dresden, & D. Van de Kaa (Eds.), Wetenschap ten goede en ten kwade (pp. 42-52). Amsterdam: North Holland.
  • Levelt, W. J. M. (1984). Some perceptual limitations on talking about space. In A. J. Van Doorn, W. A. Van de Grind, & J. J. Koenderink (Eds.), Limits in perception (pp. 323-358). Utrecht: VNU Science Press.
  • Levelt, W. J. M. (1984). Spontaneous self-repairs in speech: Processes and representations. In M. P. R. Van den Broecke, & A. Cohen (Eds.), Proceedings of the 10th International Congress of Phonetic Sciences (pp. 105-117). Dordrecht: Foris.
  • Levelt, W. J. M. (1984). Sprache und Raum. Texten und Schreiben, 20, 18-21.
  • Levelt, W. J. M. (1968). [Review of the book] R.C. Oldfield en J.C. Marshall (eds.), Language. Selected readings. Nederlands tijdschrift voor de psychologie, 23, 474.
  • Levelt, W. J. M. (1968). Hans Hörmann, Psychologie der Sprache [Book review]. Lingua, 20, 93-97. doi:10.1016/0024-3841(68)90133-2.
  • Levelt, W. J. M. (1968). Om der wille van het taalpsychologisch experiment. Forum der Letteren, 21, 927-928.
  • Levelt, W. J. M. (1968). On binocular rivalry. The Hague: Mouton.
  • Levelt, W. J. M. (1968). R. Quirk en J. Svartvik (eds.), Investigating linguistic acceptability [Book review]. Nederlands tijdschrift voor de psychologie, 32(6), 692.
  • Levelt, W. J. M., & Plomp, K. (1968). The appreciation of musical intervals. In J. M. M. Aler (Ed.), Proceedings of the fifth International Congress of Aesthetics, Amsterdam 1964 (pp. 901-904). The Hague: Mouton.
  • Levelt, W. J. M., & Bonarius, M. (1968). Suffixes as deep structure clues. Heymans Bulletins Psychologische Instituten RU Groningen, HB-68-22EX.
  • De Loor, G. P., Jurriens, A. A., Levelt, W. J. M., & Van de Geer, J. P. (1968). Line scan imagery interpretation. Photogrammatic Engineering, 28, 502-510.

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