Chapter Seven, Instinct
This chapter discusses whether the form and existence of language has a genetic component. Specifically, "specific language impairment" as possibly related to a gene on Chromosome 7. Ridley discusses the scientific disagreement between Canadian linguist Myrna Gopnik and others regarding whether this disorder relates to difficulties with grammar formulation, or is more broad intellectual disorder. Genome, at page 104-05.
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