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bioprogram

bioprogram noun: a hypothetical program in the brain, responsible for the construction of a language from words (and thus explaining the structural similarities of unrelated creoles).

Noun

bioprogram (plural bioprograms)

  1. (cognitive linguistics) A hypothetical program in the brain, responsible for the construction of a language from words (and thus explaining the structural similarities of unrelated creoles).
    • Bickerton swats down all these theories and explains how he arrived at his own solution, the language bioprogram hypothesis, which he elaborated in the book “Roots of Language” (1981).2008 March 30, Michael Erard, “Walking the Talk”, in New York Times

Forms of bioprogram

pluralbioprograms
alternative uncommonbioprogramme

Origin of bioprogram

From bio- + program.

Questions about bioprogram

What does bioprogram mean?
Bioprogram means a hypothetical program in the brain, responsible for the construction of a language from words (and thus explaining the structural similarities of unrelated creoles).
What part of speech is bioprogram?
Bioprogram is a noun.
What is the plural of bioprogram?
The plural of bioprogram is bioprograms.

Words near bioprogram in the dictionary

  1. bioproduction
  2. bioproductive
  3. bioproductivities
  4. bioproductivity
  5. bioproducts
  6. bioprogram
  7. bioprogramme
  8. bioprogrammes
  9. bioprograms
  10. bioproject
  11. bioprojects

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