Language origins :: perspectives on evolution /

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,...

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Weitere Verfasser: Tallerman, Maggie, 1957-
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.
Schriftenreihe:Studies in the evolution of language ; 4.
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Zusammenfassung: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.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xx, 426 pages) : illustrations
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 389-421) and index.
ISBN:1423769732
9781423769736
9786610758500
6610758506
9780199279043
0199279047
9780199279036
0199279039
1280758503
9781280758508
0191557439
9780191557439
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