I'm not sure anyone understands the meaning of that sentence.
Yes, I believe "proximate cause" is to be thought of as one item and it does function as an adjective to describe "aspects."

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I find difficulties in understanding the function of 'cause' in the following sentence: The relatively proximate cause representational aspects of human behaviorthat show, tell or teachthe appropriate behavioral repertoires all facilitate the emergence ofsocial environment and culture. I'm not sure I understand the meaning of the sentence. Please help me. Thank you.
I'm not sure anyone understands the meaning of that sentence.
Yes, I believe "proximate cause" is to be thought of as one item and it does function as an adjective to describe "aspects."
Give the right people $120,000 and 4 years of your life and you, too, can write sentences like these!
Last edited by SoothingDave; 18-Apr-2012 at 19:35.
Does anyone wonder why I think academic writing is utter crap if your goal is to cmmunicate ideas (instead of the goal of showing off how smart you think you are)?
I'm not a teacher, but I write for a living. Please don't ask me about 2nd conditionals, but I'm a safe bet for what reads well in (American) English.
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May I gently ask whether you accidentally forgot to type "of" after "cause"? IF you did, then "cause" is a noun:
The relatively proximate (immediate) cause of representational aspects ....
On the other hand, if there is no "of," I apologize and will delete this post ASAP.
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