> Thus the notion that we will find a hardwired, specific area of the
> brain responsible for UG is based on assumptions about brain functioning
> that do not appear to be consistent with the current neurocognitive
> research on brain plasticity.
Distinguo: The notion that's there's a specific brain capacity for language, or rather, a specific variety or mode of brain function which enables and constrains language as we know it, doesn't necessarily depend on its having a specific *location*.
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