2-1a4 ‘Language instinct’ - Language can’t exhaust mind
10-2d2 ‘The tools for thought’ do not necessarily have to accommodate recursiveness, because we can think recursively nonetheless
10-2g1d Humans are the apex predators because we plan, share knowledge, and leave knowledge for future generations, by talking to each other. We are knowledge-oriented.
10-2g2b Language as the most advanced form of communication is what differentiates humans, not communication per se
10-2g1f2b The brain and symbols evolved reflexively to enhance communication to deal with cultural and sexual selectional pressures.
10-2f1a We are making communication efficient not only combinatorically (syntax) but also semantically (by using context)
10-2g2c1d Computation is nothing more than an aid to communication
10-1b7 Culture and grammar shape each other through their evolved symbiotic relationship
COGNITION, CULTURE, AND COMMUNICATION → GRAMMARdevelop
In other words, given human cognitive abilities, cultural/community shared experiences, and the social/interactional instinct, grammar emerges as a solution to the latter problem, facilitated by the first two abilitiesdevelop