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Preface
John F. Connolly, Shiro Ojima, Yukio Otsu, and Guillaume Thierry


Part 1: Genetics of Language

1 Synaptic Cell Adhesion Molecules, Related with Autism, Are Associated with Foxp2-mediated Mouse Ultrasonic Vocalization Communication
Takashi Momoi and Eriko Fujita

2 Language Processing in Williams Syndrome: Insights from Event-related Potentials
Ana P. Pinheiro, Margaret Niznikiewicz, Oscar F. Goncalves

Part 2: Evolution of Language

3 Constructive Modeling of Grammaticalization for the Origin and Evolution of Language 53
Takashi Hashimoto, Masaya Nakatsuka and Takeshi Konno

4 Emergence of Proto-language via Mutual Segmentation of Song Strings and Behavioral Contexts
Kazuo Okanoya

5 A Missing Design Perspective in I-linguistics
Cedric Boeckx

Part 3: Neuroscience of Language

6 Expected and Unexpected Effects of Foreign-language Proficiency: Brain Potential Studies
Shiro Ojima

7 N170 Modulation is Expertise-driven: Evidence from Word-inversion Effects in Speakers of Different Languages
Benjamin Dering, Noriko Hoshino, and Guillaume Thierry

8 Communicating with the Non-communicative: Assessing the Mental Life of Non-verbal Individuals Using Neurophysiological Techniques
John F. Connolly

Part 4: Acquisition of Language

9 The Acquisition of Asymmetry between Scrambling and Topicalization in Japanese
Tetsuya Sano

10 Preliminary Notes on Metalinguistic Development Concerning Syntactic Categories: Using Shiritori Word Game as a Tool
Yukio Otsu