@article{wiltschko_language_2022,
	title = {Language is for thought and communication},
	volume = {7},
	copyright = {https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0},
	issn = {2397-1835},
	url = {https://www.glossa-journal.org/article/id/5786/},
	doi = {10.16995/glossa.5786},
	abstract = {There is an ancient debate about whether language is an instrument for thought or for communication. I argue that the distinction is misleading, and that language is an integral part of both, human-specific thought, and communication. The argument is based on the growing consensus that grammatical knowledge – a hallmark of human language – encompasses not only the propositional content of an utterance but also its communicative content. If communicative content is regulated by grammatical knowledge, then it follows that communication is as much a function of language as thought is.},
	number = {1},
	urldate = {2025-06-28},
	journal = {Glossa: a journal of general linguistics},
	author = {Wiltschko, Martina},
	month = jun,
	year = {2022},
}

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