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The Transition to Language

Alison Wray editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Oxford University Press

Published:21st Mar '02

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Linguists, biological anthropologists, and cognitive scientists come together in this book to explore the origins and early evolution of phonology, syntax, and semantics. They consider the nature of pre- and proto-linguistic communication, the internal and external triggers that led to its transformation into language, and whether and how language may be considered to have evolved after its inception. Evidence is drawn from many domains, including computer simulations of language emergence, the songs of finches, problem-solving abilities in monkeys, sign language, and the structure of languages today.

... a thought-provoking volume, with implications not just for language evolution but for how we conceptualise language acquisition, language structure and language change. * Journal of Linguistics *

ISBN: 9780199250653

Dimensions: 241mm x 163mm x 28mm

Weight: 713g

424 pages