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Evolutionary linguistics /
"How did the biological, brain and behavioural structures underlying human language evolve? When, why and where did our ancestors become linguistic animals, and what has happened since? This book provides a clear, comprehensive but lively introduction to these interdisciplinary debates. Written...
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| Format: | Printed Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge [England] :
Cambridge University Press,
2012.
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| Series: | Cambridge textbooks in linguistics
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| Online Access: | Cover image |
Table of Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: 1. Evolution and history; 2. Evidence for evolution; 3. The comparative methods; 4. Who, where and when?; 5. The vocal tract; 6. Language and the brain; 7. Language and genes; 8. Big bang or cumulative creep? Saltation versus gradual, adaptive evolution; 9. From protolanguage to language.