There will then be the temptation to conclude that language development depends upon the maturation of auditory memory systems, even though the relationship may be epiphenomenal. 尽管听觉能力对语言来说是附带性质的,但我们也会做出“语言的发展取决于听力系统的成熟”这样的结论。
All this advertising stuff is epiphenomenal, he says-a shift in the description rather than the situation. 那些广告内容都是假象,他说,那是描述的转变,而不是形势的转变。