This book addresses central questions in the evolution of language: where it came from; how and why it evolved; how it came to be culturally transmitted; and how languages diversified. It does so from the perspective of the lateste work in linguistics, neuroscience, psychology, and computer science,
Language Origins: Perspectives on Evolution
✍ Scribed by Maggie Tallerman
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 447
- Category
- Library
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✦ Synopsis
This book addresses central questions in the evolution of language: where it came from; how and why it evolved; how it came to be culturally transmitted; and how languages diversified. It does so from the perspective of the latest work in linguistics, neuroscience, psychology, and computer science, and deploys the latest methods and theories to probe into the origins and subsequent development of the only species that has languages.
✦ Subjects
Языки и языкознание;Лингвистика;Происхождение и эволюция языка;
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