Ljiljana Progovac
Springer International Publishing
e druk, 2019
9783030032340
A Critical Introduction to Language Evolution
Current Controversies and Future Prospects
Specificaties
Paperback, blz.
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Engels
Springer International Publishing |
e druk, 2019
ISBN13: 9783030032340
Rubricering
Onderdeel van serie
SpringerBriefs in Linguistics
Levertijd ongeveer 8 werkdagen
Samenvatting
This book provides a critical introduction to the current views and controversies regarding language evolution. It sheds new light on hot topics such as: How ancient is language? Did Neanderthals have some form of language? Did language evolve gradually and incrementally, through stages, or suddenly, in one leap, in all its complexity? Does language evolution involve natural selection or not?
This book is essential reading for scholars and students interested in language evolution, especially those in the fields of linguistics, psychology, biology, anthropology, and neuroscience.
Specificaties
ISBN13:9783030032340
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:paperback
Uitgever:Springer International Publishing
Inhoudsopgave
<p>Editor introduction; Helen Aristar-Dry.- 1. Introduction to Divergent Views.- 2. Sudden (Saltationist) Approaches to Language Evolution.- 3. Gradualist Approaches to Language Evolution.- 4. Putting it all Together: The Language-Brain-Genes Loop.</p><p></p>