While recursive human language and recursion in computing terms are related, I really don't see they gain much from each other. > Recursive language is a relat

While recursive human language and recursion in computing terms are related, I really don't see they gain much from each other. > Recursive language is a relatively recent phenomenon Is there any evidence it's more recent than non-recursive language acquisition, evolutionarily (rather than developmentally ie child to adult)? For reference for others in this thread, an example of linguistic recursion is <https://en.wikipedia.org https://en.wikipedia.org /wiki/This_Is_the_House_That_Jack_Built> This is the horse and the hound and the horn That belonged to the farmer sowing his corn That kept the rooster that crowed in the morn That woke the judge all shaven and shorn That married the man all tattered and torn That kissed the maiden all forlorn That milked the cow with the crumpled horn That tossed the dog that worried the cat That killed the rat that ate the malt That lay in the house that Jack built.