Selfish sounds and linguistic evolution :: a Darwinian approach to language change /

This book takes an exciting new perspective on language change, by explaining it in terms of Darwin's evolutionary theory. Nikolaus Ritt shows how the constituents of language can be regarded as mental patterns, or 'memes', which copy themselves from one brain to another when communic...

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Main Author: Ritt, Nikolaus, 1960-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge, 2004.
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
Summary:This book takes an exciting new perspective on language change, by explaining it in terms of Darwin's evolutionary theory. Nikolaus Ritt shows how the constituents of language can be regarded as mental patterns, or 'memes', which copy themselves from one brain to another when communication and language acquisition take place.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xi, 329 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-322) and index.
ISBN:0511193750
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