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(1992) Language origin, Dordrecht, Springer.
Any attempt to define the meaning of the abstract words of a language L by words of the same language L results in a system of explanations of empty meaning. Every meaningful language L must be founded on basic words ("prime words") which cannot be explained by words of L. The prime words of our first language (the mother tongue) must be explained by a pre-linguistic procedure. This necessitates the existence of certain innate ideas if the meaning of prime words is demonstrated by gestures, tones of voice, and other physical actions.
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DOI: 10.1007/978-94-017-2039-7_28
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Marsal, D. (1992)., Pre-linguistic roots of language and its innate ideas, in J. Wind, B. Chiarelli, B. Bichakjian, A. Nocentini & A. Jonker (eds.), Language origin, Dordrecht, Springer, pp. 531-539.
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